What is the Least Common Multiple of 28017 and 28022?

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 28017 and 28022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28017 and 28022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28017,28022) = 1
LCM(28017,28022) = ( 28017 × 28022) / 1
LCM(28017,28022) = 785092374 / 1
LCM(28017,28022) = 785092374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28017 and 28022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28017 and 28022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28017 and 28022.

Prime Factorization of 28017

Prime Factorization of 28022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28017 and 28022.

LCM(28017,28022) = 3² × 11¹ × 283¹ × 2¹ × 14011¹
LCM(28017,28022) = 785092374