What is the Least Common Multiple of 28665 and 28673?

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 28665 and 28673 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28665 and 28673, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28665,28673) = 1
LCM(28665,28673) = ( 28665 × 28673) / 1
LCM(28665,28673) = 821911545 / 1
LCM(28665,28673) = 821911545

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28665 and 28673 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28665 and 28673. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28665 and 28673.

Prime Factorization of 28665

Prime Factorization of 28673

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28665 and 28673.

LCM(28665,28673) = 3² × 5¹ × 7² × 13¹ × 53¹ × 541¹
LCM(28665,28673) = 821911545