What is the Least Common Multiple of 28873 and 28889?

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 28873 and 28889 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28873 and 28889, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28873,28889) = 1
LCM(28873,28889) = ( 28873 × 28889) / 1
LCM(28873,28889) = 834112097 / 1
LCM(28873,28889) = 834112097

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28873 and 28889 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28873 and 28889. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28873 and 28889.

Prime Factorization of 28873

Prime Factorization of 28889

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28873 and 28889.

LCM(28873,28889) = 13¹ × 2221¹ × 7¹ × 4127¹
LCM(28873,28889) = 834112097