What is the Least Common Multiple of 28931 and 28936?

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 28931 and 28936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28931 and 28936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28931,28936) = 1
LCM(28931,28936) = ( 28931 × 28936) / 1
LCM(28931,28936) = 837147416 / 1
LCM(28931,28936) = 837147416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28931 and 28936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28931 and 28936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28931 and 28936.

Prime Factorization of 28931

Prime Factorization of 28936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28931 and 28936.

LCM(28931,28936) = 7¹ × 4133¹ × 2³ × 3617¹
LCM(28931,28936) = 837147416