What is the Least Common Multiple of 28626 and 28641?

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 28626 and 28641 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28626 and 28641, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28626,28641) = 3
LCM(28626,28641) = ( 28626 × 28641) / 3
LCM(28626,28641) = 819877266 / 3
LCM(28626,28641) = 273292422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28626 and 28641 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28626 and 28641. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28626 and 28641.

Prime Factorization of 28626

Prime Factorization of 28641

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28626 and 28641.

LCM(28626,28641) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 367¹ × 9547¹
LCM(28626,28641) = 273292422