What is the Least Common Multiple of 28326 and 28341?

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 28326 and 28341 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28326 and 28341, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28326,28341) = 3
LCM(28326,28341) = ( 28326 × 28341) / 3
LCM(28326,28341) = 802787166 / 3
LCM(28326,28341) = 267595722

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28326 and 28341 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28326 and 28341. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28326 and 28341.

Prime Factorization of 28326

Prime Factorization of 28341

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28326 and 28341.

LCM(28326,28341) = 2¹ × 3² × 4721¹ × 47¹ × 67¹
LCM(28326,28341) = 267595722