What is the Least Common Multiple of 28623 and 28637?

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 28623 and 28637 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28623 and 28637, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28623,28637) = 7
LCM(28623,28637) = ( 28623 × 28637) / 7
LCM(28623,28637) = 819676851 / 7
LCM(28623,28637) = 117096693

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28623 and 28637 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28623 and 28637. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28623 and 28637.

Prime Factorization of 28623

Prime Factorization of 28637

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28623 and 28637.

LCM(28623,28637) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 4091¹
LCM(28623,28637) = 117096693