What is the Least Common Multiple of 28662 and 28676?

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 28662 and 28676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28662 and 28676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28662,28676) = 2
LCM(28662,28676) = ( 28662 × 28676) / 2
LCM(28662,28676) = 821911512 / 2
LCM(28662,28676) = 410955756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28662 and 28676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28662 and 28676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28662 and 28676.

Prime Factorization of 28662

Prime Factorization of 28676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28662 and 28676.

LCM(28662,28676) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 281¹ × 67¹ × 107¹
LCM(28662,28676) = 410955756