What is the Least Common Multiple of 57731 and 57746?

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 57731 and 57746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57731 and 57746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57731,57746) = 1
LCM(57731,57746) = ( 57731 × 57746) / 1
LCM(57731,57746) = 3333734326 / 1
LCM(57731,57746) = 3333734326

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57731 and 57746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57731 and 57746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57731 and 57746.

Prime Factorization of 57731

Prime Factorization of 57746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57731 and 57746.

LCM(57731,57746) = 57731¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 2221¹
LCM(57731,57746) = 3333734326