What is the Least Common Multiple of 28156 and 28176?

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 28156 and 28176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28156 and 28176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28156,28176) = 4
LCM(28156,28176) = ( 28156 × 28176) / 4
LCM(28156,28176) = 793323456 / 4
LCM(28156,28176) = 198330864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28156 and 28176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28156 and 28176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28156 and 28176.

Prime Factorization of 28156

Prime Factorization of 28176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28156 and 28176.

LCM(28156,28176) = 2⁴ × 7039¹ × 3¹ × 587¹
LCM(28156,28176) = 198330864