What is the Least Common Multiple of 28928 and 28948?

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 28928 and 28948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28928 and 28948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28928,28948) = 4
LCM(28928,28948) = ( 28928 × 28948) / 4
LCM(28928,28948) = 837407744 / 4
LCM(28928,28948) = 209351936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28928 and 28948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28928 and 28948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28928 and 28948.

Prime Factorization of 28928

Prime Factorization of 28948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28928 and 28948.

LCM(28928,28948) = 2⁸ × 113¹ × 7237¹
LCM(28928,28948) = 209351936