What is the Least Common Multiple of 28565 and 28570?

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 28565 and 28570 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28565 and 28570, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28565,28570) = 5
LCM(28565,28570) = ( 28565 × 28570) / 5
LCM(28565,28570) = 816102050 / 5
LCM(28565,28570) = 163220410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28565 and 28570 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28565 and 28570. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28565 and 28570.

Prime Factorization of 28565

Prime Factorization of 28570

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28565 and 28570.

LCM(28565,28570) = 5¹ × 29¹ × 197¹ × 2¹ × 2857¹
LCM(28565,28570) = 163220410