What is the Least Common Multiple of 28995 and 29012?

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 28995 and 29012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28995 and 29012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28995,29012) = 1
LCM(28995,29012) = ( 28995 × 29012) / 1
LCM(28995,29012) = 841202940 / 1
LCM(28995,29012) = 841202940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28995 and 29012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28995 and 29012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28995 and 29012.

Prime Factorization of 28995

Prime Factorization of 29012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28995 and 29012.

LCM(28995,29012) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1933¹ × 2² × 7253¹
LCM(28995,29012) = 841202940