What is the Least Common Multiple of 28868 and 28877?

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 28868 and 28877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28868 and 28877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28868,28877) = 1
LCM(28868,28877) = ( 28868 × 28877) / 1
LCM(28868,28877) = 833621236 / 1
LCM(28868,28877) = 833621236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28868 and 28877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28868 and 28877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28868 and 28877.

Prime Factorization of 28868

Prime Factorization of 28877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28868 and 28877.

LCM(28868,28877) = 2² × 7¹ × 1031¹ × 67¹ × 431¹
LCM(28868,28877) = 833621236