What is the Least Common Multiple of 57908 and 57916?

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 57908 and 57916 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57908 and 57916, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57908,57916) = 4
LCM(57908,57916) = ( 57908 × 57916) / 4
LCM(57908,57916) = 3353799728 / 4
LCM(57908,57916) = 838449932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57908 and 57916 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57908 and 57916. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57908 and 57916.

Prime Factorization of 57908

Prime Factorization of 57916

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57908 and 57916.

LCM(57908,57916) = 2² × 31¹ × 467¹ × 14479¹
LCM(57908,57916) = 838449932