What is the Least Common Multiple of 28114 and 28118?

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 28114 and 28118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28114 and 28118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28114,28118) = 2
LCM(28114,28118) = ( 28114 × 28118) / 2
LCM(28114,28118) = 790509452 / 2
LCM(28114,28118) = 395254726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28114 and 28118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28114 and 28118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28114 and 28118.

Prime Factorization of 28114

Prime Factorization of 28118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28114 and 28118.

LCM(28114,28118) = 2¹ × 14057¹ × 17¹ × 827¹
LCM(28114,28118) = 395254726