What is the Least Common Multiple of 28546 and 28553?

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 28546 and 28553 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28546 and 28553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28546,28553) = 7
LCM(28546,28553) = ( 28546 × 28553) / 7
LCM(28546,28553) = 815073938 / 7
LCM(28546,28553) = 116439134

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28546 and 28553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28546 and 28553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28546 and 28553.

Prime Factorization of 28546

Prime Factorization of 28553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28546 and 28553.

LCM(28546,28553) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2039¹ × 4079¹
LCM(28546,28553) = 116439134