What is the Least Common Multiple of 28611 and 28626?

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 28611 and 28626 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28611 and 28626, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28611,28626) = 3
LCM(28611,28626) = ( 28611 × 28626) / 3
LCM(28611,28626) = 819018486 / 3
LCM(28611,28626) = 273006162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28611 and 28626 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28611 and 28626. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28611 and 28626.

Prime Factorization of 28611

Prime Factorization of 28626

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28611 and 28626.

LCM(28611,28626) = 3² × 11¹ × 17² × 2¹ × 13¹ × 367¹
LCM(28611,28626) = 273006162