What is the Least Common Multiple of 57726 and 57738?

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 57726 and 57738 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57726 and 57738, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57726,57738) = 6
LCM(57726,57738) = ( 57726 × 57738) / 6
LCM(57726,57738) = 3332983788 / 6
LCM(57726,57738) = 555497298

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57726 and 57738 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57726 and 57738. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57726 and 57738.

Prime Factorization of 57726

Prime Factorization of 57738

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57726 and 57738.

LCM(57726,57738) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1069¹ × 9623¹
LCM(57726,57738) = 555497298