What is the Least Common Multiple of 57940 and 57944?

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 57940 and 57944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57940 and 57944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57940,57944) = 4
LCM(57940,57944) = ( 57940 × 57944) / 4
LCM(57940,57944) = 3357275360 / 4
LCM(57940,57944) = 839318840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57940 and 57944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57940 and 57944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57940 and 57944.

Prime Factorization of 57940

Prime Factorization of 57944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57940 and 57944.

LCM(57940,57944) = 2³ × 5¹ × 2897¹ × 7243¹
LCM(57940,57944) = 839318840