What is the Least Common Multiple of 28950 and 28964?

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 28950 and 28964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28950 and 28964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28950,28964) = 2
LCM(28950,28964) = ( 28950 × 28964) / 2
LCM(28950,28964) = 838507800 / 2
LCM(28950,28964) = 419253900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28950 and 28964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28950 and 28964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28950 and 28964.

Prime Factorization of 28950

Prime Factorization of 28964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28950 and 28964.

LCM(28950,28964) = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 193¹ × 13¹ × 557¹
LCM(28950,28964) = 419253900