What is the Least Common Multiple of 28955 and 28969?

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 28955 and 28969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28955 and 28969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28955,28969) = 1
LCM(28955,28969) = ( 28955 × 28969) / 1
LCM(28955,28969) = 838797395 / 1
LCM(28955,28969) = 838797395

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28955 and 28969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28955 and 28969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28955 and 28969.

Prime Factorization of 28955

Prime Factorization of 28969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28955 and 28969.

LCM(28955,28969) = 5¹ × 5791¹ × 59¹ × 491¹
LCM(28955,28969) = 838797395