What is the Least Common Multiple of 28852 and 28861?

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 28861 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 28861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28852,28861) = 1
LCM(28852,28861) = ( 28852 × 28861) / 1
LCM(28852,28861) = 832697572 / 1
LCM(28852,28861) = 832697572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28852 and 28861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28852 and 28861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28852 and 28861.

Prime Factorization of 28852

Prime Factorization of 28861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28852 and 28861.

LCM(28852,28861) = 2² × 7213¹ × 7² × 19¹ × 31¹
LCM(28852,28861) = 832697572