What is the Least Common Multiple of 28831 and 28846?

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 28831 and 28846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28831 and 28846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28831,28846) = 1
LCM(28831,28846) = ( 28831 × 28846) / 1
LCM(28831,28846) = 831659026 / 1
LCM(28831,28846) = 831659026

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28831 and 28846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28831 and 28846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28831 and 28846.

Prime Factorization of 28831

Prime Factorization of 28846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28831 and 28846.

LCM(28831,28846) = 11¹ × 2621¹ × 2¹ × 14423¹
LCM(28831,28846) = 831659026