What is the Least Common Multiple of 28965 and 28976?

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 28965 and 28976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28965 and 28976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28965,28976) = 1
LCM(28965,28976) = ( 28965 × 28976) / 1
LCM(28965,28976) = 839289840 / 1
LCM(28965,28976) = 839289840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28965 and 28976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28965 and 28976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28965 and 28976.

Prime Factorization of 28965

Prime Factorization of 28976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28965 and 28976.

LCM(28965,28976) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1931¹ × 2⁴ × 1811¹
LCM(28965,28976) = 839289840