What is the Least Common Multiple of 28494 and 28510?

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 28494 and 28510 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28494 and 28510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28494,28510) = 2
LCM(28494,28510) = ( 28494 × 28510) / 2
LCM(28494,28510) = 812363940 / 2
LCM(28494,28510) = 406181970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28494 and 28510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28494 and 28510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28494 and 28510.

Prime Factorization of 28494

Prime Factorization of 28510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28494 and 28510.

LCM(28494,28510) = 2¹ × 3² × 1583¹ × 5¹ × 2851¹
LCM(28494,28510) = 406181970