What is the Least Common Multiple of 28422 and 28433?

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 28422 and 28433 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28422 and 28433, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28422,28433) = 1
LCM(28422,28433) = ( 28422 × 28433) / 1
LCM(28422,28433) = 808122726 / 1
LCM(28422,28433) = 808122726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28422 and 28433 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28422 and 28433. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28422 and 28433.

Prime Factorization of 28422

Prime Factorization of 28433

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28422 and 28433.

LCM(28422,28433) = 2¹ × 3² × 1579¹ × 28433¹
LCM(28422,28433) = 808122726