What is the Least Common Multiple of 28886 and 28906?

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 28886 and 28906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28886 and 28906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28886,28906) = 2
LCM(28886,28906) = ( 28886 × 28906) / 2
LCM(28886,28906) = 834978716 / 2
LCM(28886,28906) = 417489358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28886 and 28906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28886 and 28906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28886 and 28906.

Prime Factorization of 28886

Prime Factorization of 28906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28886 and 28906.

LCM(28886,28906) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 101¹ × 97¹ × 149¹
LCM(28886,28906) = 417489358