What is the Least Common Multiple of 28557 and 28563?

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 28557 and 28563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28557 and 28563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28557,28563) = 3
LCM(28557,28563) = ( 28557 × 28563) / 3
LCM(28557,28563) = 815673591 / 3
LCM(28557,28563) = 271891197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28557 and 28563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28557 and 28563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28557 and 28563.

Prime Factorization of 28557

Prime Factorization of 28563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28557 and 28563.

LCM(28557,28563) = 3² × 19¹ × 167¹ × 9521¹
LCM(28557,28563) = 271891197