What is the Least Common Multiple of 28852 and 28856?

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 28852 and 28856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28852 and 28856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28852,28856) = 4
LCM(28852,28856) = ( 28852 × 28856) / 4
LCM(28852,28856) = 832553312 / 4
LCM(28852,28856) = 208138328

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28852 and 28856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28852 and 28856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28852 and 28856.

Prime Factorization of 28852

Prime Factorization of 28856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28852 and 28856.

LCM(28852,28856) = 2³ × 7213¹ × 3607¹
LCM(28852,28856) = 208138328