What is the Least Common Multiple of 28532 and 28550?

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 28532 and 28550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28532 and 28550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28532,28550) = 2
LCM(28532,28550) = ( 28532 × 28550) / 2
LCM(28532,28550) = 814588600 / 2
LCM(28532,28550) = 407294300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28532 and 28550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28532 and 28550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28532 and 28550.

Prime Factorization of 28532

Prime Factorization of 28550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28532 and 28550.

LCM(28532,28550) = 2² × 7¹ × 1019¹ × 5² × 571¹
LCM(28532,28550) = 407294300