What is the Least Common Multiple of 28646 and 28666?

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 28646 and 28666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28646 and 28666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28646,28666) = 2
LCM(28646,28666) = ( 28646 × 28666) / 2
LCM(28646,28666) = 821166236 / 2
LCM(28646,28666) = 410583118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28646 and 28666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28646 and 28666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28646 and 28666.

Prime Factorization of 28646

Prime Factorization of 28666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28646 and 28666.

LCM(28646,28666) = 2¹ × 14323¹ × 11¹ × 1303¹
LCM(28646,28666) = 410583118