What is the Least Common Multiple of 57840 and 57858?

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 57840 and 57858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57840 and 57858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57840,57858) = 6
LCM(57840,57858) = ( 57840 × 57858) / 6
LCM(57840,57858) = 3346506720 / 6
LCM(57840,57858) = 557751120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57840 and 57858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57840 and 57858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57840 and 57858.

Prime Factorization of 57840

Prime Factorization of 57858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57840 and 57858.

LCM(57840,57858) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 241¹ × 9643¹
LCM(57840,57858) = 557751120