What is the Least Common Multiple of 28006 and 28026?

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 28006 and 28026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28006 and 28026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28006,28026) = 2
LCM(28006,28026) = ( 28006 × 28026) / 2
LCM(28006,28026) = 784896156 / 2
LCM(28006,28026) = 392448078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28006 and 28026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28006 and 28026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28006 and 28026.

Prime Factorization of 28006

Prime Factorization of 28026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28006 and 28026.

LCM(28006,28026) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 67¹ × 3⁴ × 173¹
LCM(28006,28026) = 392448078