What is the Least Common Multiple of 28418 and 28436?

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 28418 and 28436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28418 and 28436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28418,28436) = 2
LCM(28418,28436) = ( 28418 × 28436) / 2
LCM(28418,28436) = 808094248 / 2
LCM(28418,28436) = 404047124

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28418 and 28436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28418 and 28436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28418 and 28436.

Prime Factorization of 28418

Prime Factorization of 28436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28418 and 28436.

LCM(28418,28436) = 2² × 13¹ × 1093¹ × 7109¹
LCM(28418,28436) = 404047124