What is the Least Common Multiple of 57708 and 57726?

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 57708 and 57726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57708 and 57726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57708,57726) = 18
LCM(57708,57726) = ( 57708 × 57726) / 18
LCM(57708,57726) = 3331252008 / 18
LCM(57708,57726) = 185069556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57708 and 57726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57708 and 57726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57708 and 57726.

Prime Factorization of 57708

Prime Factorization of 57726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57708 and 57726.

LCM(57708,57726) = 2² × 3³ × 7¹ × 229¹ × 1069¹
LCM(57708,57726) = 185069556