What is the Least Common Multiple of 28437 and 28456?

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 28437 and 28456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28437 and 28456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28437,28456) = 1
LCM(28437,28456) = ( 28437 × 28456) / 1
LCM(28437,28456) = 809203272 / 1
LCM(28437,28456) = 809203272

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28437 and 28456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28437 and 28456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28437 and 28456.

Prime Factorization of 28437

Prime Factorization of 28456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28437 and 28456.

LCM(28437,28456) = 3¹ × 9479¹ × 2³ × 3557¹
LCM(28437,28456) = 809203272