What is the Least Common Multiple of 28204 and 28220?

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 28204 and 28220 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28204 and 28220, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28204,28220) = 4
LCM(28204,28220) = ( 28204 × 28220) / 4
LCM(28204,28220) = 795916880 / 4
LCM(28204,28220) = 198979220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28204 and 28220 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28204 and 28220. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28204 and 28220.

Prime Factorization of 28204

Prime Factorization of 28220

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28204 and 28220.

LCM(28204,28220) = 2² × 11¹ × 641¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 83¹
LCM(28204,28220) = 198979220