What is the Least Common Multiple of 28002 and 28011?

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 28002 and 28011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28002 and 28011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28002,28011) = 3
LCM(28002,28011) = ( 28002 × 28011) / 3
LCM(28002,28011) = 784364022 / 3
LCM(28002,28011) = 261454674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28002 and 28011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28002 and 28011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28002 and 28011.

Prime Factorization of 28002

Prime Factorization of 28011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28002 and 28011.

LCM(28002,28011) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 359¹ × 9337¹
LCM(28002,28011) = 261454674