What is the Least Common Multiple of 27666 and 27682?

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 27666 and 27682 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27666 and 27682, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27666,27682) = 2
LCM(27666,27682) = ( 27666 × 27682) / 2
LCM(27666,27682) = 765850212 / 2
LCM(27666,27682) = 382925106

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27666 and 27682 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27666 and 27682. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27666 and 27682.

Prime Factorization of 27666

Prime Factorization of 27682

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27666 and 27682.

LCM(27666,27682) = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 53¹ × 13841¹
LCM(27666,27682) = 382925106