What is the Least Common Multiple of 28748 and 28766?

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 28748 and 28766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28748 and 28766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28748,28766) = 2
LCM(28748,28766) = ( 28748 × 28766) / 2
LCM(28748,28766) = 826964968 / 2
LCM(28748,28766) = 413482484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28748 and 28766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28748 and 28766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28748 and 28766.

Prime Factorization of 28748

Prime Factorization of 28766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28748 and 28766.

LCM(28748,28766) = 2² × 7187¹ × 19¹ × 757¹
LCM(28748,28766) = 413482484