What is the Least Common Multiple of 28037 and 28046?

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 28037 and 28046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28037 and 28046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28037,28046) = 1
LCM(28037,28046) = ( 28037 × 28046) / 1
LCM(28037,28046) = 786325702 / 1
LCM(28037,28046) = 786325702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28037 and 28046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28037 and 28046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28037 and 28046.

Prime Factorization of 28037

Prime Factorization of 28046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28037 and 28046.

LCM(28037,28046) = 23² × 53¹ × 2¹ × 37¹ × 379¹
LCM(28037,28046) = 786325702