What is the Least Common Multiple of 28888 and 28898?

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 28888 and 28898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28888 and 28898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28888,28898) = 2
LCM(28888,28898) = ( 28888 × 28898) / 2
LCM(28888,28898) = 834805424 / 2
LCM(28888,28898) = 417402712

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28888 and 28898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28888 and 28898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28888 and 28898.

Prime Factorization of 28888

Prime Factorization of 28898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28888 and 28898.

LCM(28888,28898) = 2³ × 23¹ × 157¹ × 14449¹
LCM(28888,28898) = 417402712