What is the Least Common Multiple of 28236 and 28247?

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 28236 and 28247 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28236 and 28247, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28236,28247) = 1
LCM(28236,28247) = ( 28236 × 28247) / 1
LCM(28236,28247) = 797582292 / 1
LCM(28236,28247) = 797582292

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28236 and 28247 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28236 and 28247. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28236 and 28247.

Prime Factorization of 28236

Prime Factorization of 28247

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28236 and 28247.

LCM(28236,28247) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 181¹ × 47¹ × 601¹
LCM(28236,28247) = 797582292