What is the Least Common Multiple of 28150 and 28166?

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 28150 and 28166 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28150 and 28166, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28150,28166) = 2
LCM(28150,28166) = ( 28150 × 28166) / 2
LCM(28150,28166) = 792872900 / 2
LCM(28150,28166) = 396436450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28150 and 28166 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28150 and 28166. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28150 and 28166.

Prime Factorization of 28150

Prime Factorization of 28166

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28150 and 28166.

LCM(28150,28166) = 2¹ × 5² × 563¹ × 14083¹
LCM(28150,28166) = 396436450