What is the Least Common Multiple of 28932 and 28947?

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 28932 and 28947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28932 and 28947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28932,28947) = 3
LCM(28932,28947) = ( 28932 × 28947) / 3
LCM(28932,28947) = 837494604 / 3
LCM(28932,28947) = 279164868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28932 and 28947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28932 and 28947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28932 and 28947.

Prime Factorization of 28932

Prime Factorization of 28947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28932 and 28947.

LCM(28932,28947) = 2² × 3¹ × 2411¹ × 9649¹
LCM(28932,28947) = 279164868