What is the Least Common Multiple of 57838 and 57846?

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 57838 and 57846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57838 and 57846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57838,57846) = 2
LCM(57838,57846) = ( 57838 × 57846) / 2
LCM(57838,57846) = 3345696948 / 2
LCM(57838,57846) = 1672848474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57838 and 57846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57838 and 57846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57838 and 57846.

Prime Factorization of 57838

Prime Factorization of 57846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57838 and 57846.

LCM(57838,57846) = 2¹ × 11² × 239¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 311¹
LCM(57838,57846) = 1672848474