What is the Least Common Multiple of 28735 and 28741?

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 28735 and 28741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28735 and 28741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28735,28741) = 1
LCM(28735,28741) = ( 28735 × 28741) / 1
LCM(28735,28741) = 825872635 / 1
LCM(28735,28741) = 825872635

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28735 and 28741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28735 and 28741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28735 and 28741.

Prime Factorization of 28735

Prime Factorization of 28741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28735 and 28741.

LCM(28735,28741) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 821¹ × 41¹ × 701¹
LCM(28735,28741) = 825872635