What is the Least Common Multiple of 28855 and 28859?

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 28855 and 28859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28855 and 28859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28855,28859) = 1
LCM(28855,28859) = ( 28855 × 28859) / 1
LCM(28855,28859) = 832726445 / 1
LCM(28855,28859) = 832726445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28855 and 28859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28855 and 28859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28855 and 28859.

Prime Factorization of 28855

Prime Factorization of 28859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28855 and 28859.

LCM(28855,28859) = 5¹ × 29¹ × 199¹ × 28859¹
LCM(28855,28859) = 832726445