What is the Least Common Multiple of 57902 and 57918?

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 57902 and 57918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57902 and 57918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57902,57918) = 2
LCM(57902,57918) = ( 57902 × 57918) / 2
LCM(57902,57918) = 3353568036 / 2
LCM(57902,57918) = 1676784018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57902 and 57918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57902 and 57918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57902 and 57918.

Prime Factorization of 57902

Prime Factorization of 57918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57902 and 57918.

LCM(57902,57918) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 131¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 197¹
LCM(57902,57918) = 1676784018