What is the Least Common Multiple of 28023 and 28029?

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 28023 and 28029 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28023 and 28029, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28023,28029) = 3
LCM(28023,28029) = ( 28023 × 28029) / 3
LCM(28023,28029) = 785456667 / 3
LCM(28023,28029) = 261818889

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28023 and 28029 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28023 and 28029. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28023 and 28029.

Prime Factorization of 28023

Prime Factorization of 28029

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28023 and 28029.

LCM(28023,28029) = 3¹ × 9341¹ × 9343¹
LCM(28023,28029) = 261818889