What is the Least Common Multiple of 28468 and 28482?

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 28468 and 28482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28468 and 28482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28468,28482) = 2
LCM(28468,28482) = ( 28468 × 28482) / 2
LCM(28468,28482) = 810825576 / 2
LCM(28468,28482) = 405412788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28468 and 28482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28468 and 28482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28468 and 28482.

Prime Factorization of 28468

Prime Factorization of 28482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28468 and 28482.

LCM(28468,28482) = 2² × 11¹ × 647¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 101¹
LCM(28468,28482) = 405412788