What is the Least Common Multiple of 57636 and 57644?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 57636 and 57644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57636 and 57644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57636,57644) = 4
LCM(57636,57644) = ( 57636 × 57644) / 4
LCM(57636,57644) = 3322369584 / 4
LCM(57636,57644) = 830592396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57636 and 57644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57636 and 57644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57636 and 57644.

Prime Factorization of 57636

Prime Factorization of 57644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57636 and 57644.

LCM(57636,57644) = 2² × 3² × 1601¹ × 14411¹
LCM(57636,57644) = 830592396