What is the Least Common Multiple of 28986 and 29006?

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 28986 and 29006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28986 and 29006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28986,29006) = 2
LCM(28986,29006) = ( 28986 × 29006) / 2
LCM(28986,29006) = 840767916 / 2
LCM(28986,29006) = 420383958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28986 and 29006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28986 and 29006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28986 and 29006.

Prime Factorization of 28986

Prime Factorization of 29006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28986 and 29006.

LCM(28986,29006) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4831¹ × 14503¹
LCM(28986,29006) = 420383958