What is the Least Common Multiple of 28012 and 28017?

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 28012 and 28017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28012 and 28017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28012,28017) = 1
LCM(28012,28017) = ( 28012 × 28017) / 1
LCM(28012,28017) = 784812204 / 1
LCM(28012,28017) = 784812204

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28012 and 28017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28012 and 28017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28012 and 28017.

Prime Factorization of 28012

Prime Factorization of 28017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28012 and 28017.

LCM(28012,28017) = 2² × 47¹ × 149¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 283¹
LCM(28012,28017) = 784812204