What is the Least Common Multiple of 28371 and 28385?

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 28371 and 28385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28371 and 28385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28371,28385) = 7
LCM(28371,28385) = ( 28371 × 28385) / 7
LCM(28371,28385) = 805310835 / 7
LCM(28371,28385) = 115044405

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28371 and 28385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28371 and 28385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28371 and 28385.

Prime Factorization of 28371

Prime Factorization of 28385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28371 and 28385.

LCM(28371,28385) = 3¹ × 7² × 193¹ × 5¹ × 811¹
LCM(28371,28385) = 115044405