What is the Least Common Multiple of 28701 and 28716?

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 28701 and 28716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28701 and 28716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28701,28716) = 3
LCM(28701,28716) = ( 28701 × 28716) / 3
LCM(28701,28716) = 824177916 / 3
LCM(28701,28716) = 274725972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28701 and 28716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28701 and 28716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28701 and 28716.

Prime Factorization of 28701

Prime Factorization of 28716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28701 and 28716.

LCM(28701,28716) = 3³ × 1063¹ × 2² × 2393¹
LCM(28701,28716) = 274725972