What is the Least Common Multiple of 28959 and 28970?

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 28959 and 28970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28959 and 28970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28959,28970) = 1
LCM(28959,28970) = ( 28959 × 28970) / 1
LCM(28959,28970) = 838942230 / 1
LCM(28959,28970) = 838942230

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28959 and 28970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28959 and 28970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28959 and 28970.

Prime Factorization of 28959

Prime Factorization of 28970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28959 and 28970.

LCM(28959,28970) = 3¹ × 7² × 197¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 2897¹
LCM(28959,28970) = 838942230