What is the Least Common Multiple of 57686 and 57692?

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 57686 and 57692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57686 and 57692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57686,57692) = 2
LCM(57686,57692) = ( 57686 × 57692) / 2
LCM(57686,57692) = 3328020712 / 2
LCM(57686,57692) = 1664010356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57686 and 57692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57686 and 57692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57686 and 57692.

Prime Factorization of 57686

Prime Factorization of 57692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57686 and 57692.

LCM(57686,57692) = 2² × 28843¹ × 14423¹
LCM(57686,57692) = 1664010356