What is the Least Common Multiple of 57956 and 57972?

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 57956 and 57972 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57956 and 57972, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57956,57972) = 4
LCM(57956,57972) = ( 57956 × 57972) / 4
LCM(57956,57972) = 3359825232 / 4
LCM(57956,57972) = 839956308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57956 and 57972 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57956 and 57972. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57956 and 57972.

Prime Factorization of 57956

Prime Factorization of 57972

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57956 and 57972.

LCM(57956,57972) = 2² × 14489¹ × 3¹ × 4831¹
LCM(57956,57972) = 839956308