What is the Least Common Multiple of 28485 and 28494?

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 28485 and 28494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28485 and 28494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28485,28494) = 9
LCM(28485,28494) = ( 28485 × 28494) / 9
LCM(28485,28494) = 811651590 / 9
LCM(28485,28494) = 90183510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28485 and 28494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28485 and 28494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28485 and 28494.

Prime Factorization of 28485

Prime Factorization of 28494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28485 and 28494.

LCM(28485,28494) = 3³ × 5¹ × 211¹ × 2¹ × 1583¹
LCM(28485,28494) = 90183510