What is the Least Common Multiple of 28010 and 28020?

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 28010 and 28020 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28010 and 28020, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28010,28020) = 10
LCM(28010,28020) = ( 28010 × 28020) / 10
LCM(28010,28020) = 784840200 / 10
LCM(28010,28020) = 78484020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28010 and 28020 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28010 and 28020. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28010 and 28020.

Prime Factorization of 28010

Prime Factorization of 28020

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28010 and 28020.

LCM(28010,28020) = 2² × 5¹ × 2801¹ × 3¹ × 467¹
LCM(28010,28020) = 78484020