What is the Least Common Multiple of 28362 and 28377?

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 28362 and 28377 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28362 and 28377, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28362,28377) = 3
LCM(28362,28377) = ( 28362 × 28377) / 3
LCM(28362,28377) = 804828474 / 3
LCM(28362,28377) = 268276158

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28362 and 28377 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28362 and 28377. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28362 and 28377.

Prime Factorization of 28362

Prime Factorization of 28377

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28362 and 28377.

LCM(28362,28377) = 2¹ × 3³ × 29¹ × 163¹ × 1051¹
LCM(28362,28377) = 268276158