First you express the numbers as the product of their prime factors:
28 = 2x2x7
21 = 3x7
Next you find the HCF. In this case, the HCF is 7. Finally, you multiply the numbers together and divide by the HCF. 28x21/7 = 84
Therefore the LCM of 28 and 21 is 84.
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