What is the Least Common Multiple of 28948 and 28962?

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 28948 and 28962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28948 and 28962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28948,28962) = 2
LCM(28948,28962) = ( 28948 × 28962) / 2
LCM(28948,28962) = 838391976 / 2
LCM(28948,28962) = 419195988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28948 and 28962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28948 and 28962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28948 and 28962.

Prime Factorization of 28948

Prime Factorization of 28962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28948 and 28962.

LCM(28948,28962) = 2² × 7237¹ × 3² × 1609¹
LCM(28948,28962) = 419195988