What is the Least Common Multiple of 28658 and 28664?

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 28658 and 28664 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28658 and 28664, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28658,28664) = 2
LCM(28658,28664) = ( 28658 × 28664) / 2
LCM(28658,28664) = 821452912 / 2
LCM(28658,28664) = 410726456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28658 and 28664 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28658 and 28664. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28658 and 28664.

Prime Factorization of 28658

Prime Factorization of 28664

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28658 and 28664.

LCM(28658,28664) = 2³ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 89¹ × 3583¹
LCM(28658,28664) = 410726456