What is the Least Common Multiple of 28175 and 28185?

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 28175 and 28185 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28175 and 28185, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28175,28185) = 5
LCM(28175,28185) = ( 28175 × 28185) / 5
LCM(28175,28185) = 794112375 / 5
LCM(28175,28185) = 158822475

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28175 and 28185 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28175 and 28185. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28175 and 28185.

Prime Factorization of 28175

Prime Factorization of 28185

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28175 and 28185.

LCM(28175,28185) = 5² × 7² × 23¹ × 3¹ × 1879¹
LCM(28175,28185) = 158822475