What is the Least Common Multiple of 57871 and 57878?

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 57871 and 57878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57871 and 57878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57871,57878) = 1
LCM(57871,57878) = ( 57871 × 57878) / 1
LCM(57871,57878) = 3349457738 / 1
LCM(57871,57878) = 3349457738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57871 and 57878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57871 and 57878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57871 and 57878.

Prime Factorization of 57871

Prime Factorization of 57878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57871 and 57878.

LCM(57871,57878) = 11¹ × 5261¹ × 2¹ × 43¹ × 673¹
LCM(57871,57878) = 3349457738