What is the Least Common Multiple of 28346 and 28350?

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 28346 and 28350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28346 and 28350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28346,28350) = 2
LCM(28346,28350) = ( 28346 × 28350) / 2
LCM(28346,28350) = 803609100 / 2
LCM(28346,28350) = 401804550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28346 and 28350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28346 and 28350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28346 and 28350.

Prime Factorization of 28346

Prime Factorization of 28350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28346 and 28350.

LCM(28346,28350) = 2¹ × 14173¹ × 3⁴ × 5² × 7¹
LCM(28346,28350) = 401804550