What is the Least Common Multiple of 28294 and 28301?

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 28294 and 28301 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28294 and 28301, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28294,28301) = 7
LCM(28294,28301) = ( 28294 × 28301) / 7
LCM(28294,28301) = 800748494 / 7
LCM(28294,28301) = 114392642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28294 and 28301 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28294 and 28301. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28294 and 28301.

Prime Factorization of 28294

Prime Factorization of 28301

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28294 and 28301.

LCM(28294,28301) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 43¹ × 47¹ × 13¹ × 311¹
LCM(28294,28301) = 114392642