What is the Least Common Multiple of 27662 and 27678?

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 27662 and 27678 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27662 and 27678, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27662,27678) = 2
LCM(27662,27678) = ( 27662 × 27678) / 2
LCM(27662,27678) = 765628836 / 2
LCM(27662,27678) = 382814418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27662 and 27678 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27662 and 27678. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27662 and 27678.

Prime Factorization of 27662

Prime Factorization of 27678

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27662 and 27678.

LCM(27662,27678) = 2¹ × 13831¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 659¹
LCM(27662,27678) = 382814418