What is the Least Common Multiple of 57978 and 57997?

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 57978 and 57997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57978 and 57997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57978,57997) = 1
LCM(57978,57997) = ( 57978 × 57997) / 1
LCM(57978,57997) = 3362550066 / 1
LCM(57978,57997) = 3362550066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57978 and 57997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57978 and 57997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57978 and 57997.

Prime Factorization of 57978

Prime Factorization of 57997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57978 and 57997.

LCM(57978,57997) = 2¹ × 3² × 3221¹ × 59¹ × 983¹
LCM(57978,57997) = 3362550066