What is the Least Common Multiple of 28241 and 28252?

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 28241 and 28252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28241 and 28252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28241,28252) = 1
LCM(28241,28252) = ( 28241 × 28252) / 1
LCM(28241,28252) = 797864732 / 1
LCM(28241,28252) = 797864732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28241 and 28252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28241 and 28252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28241 and 28252.

Prime Factorization of 28241

Prime Factorization of 28252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28241 and 28252.

LCM(28241,28252) = 31¹ × 911¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 1009¹
LCM(28241,28252) = 797864732