What is the Least Common Multiple of 27702 and 27706?

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 27702 and 27706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27702 and 27706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27702,27706) = 2
LCM(27702,27706) = ( 27702 × 27706) / 2
LCM(27702,27706) = 767511612 / 2
LCM(27702,27706) = 383755806

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27702 and 27706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27702 and 27706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27702 and 27706.

Prime Factorization of 27702

Prime Factorization of 27706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27702 and 27706.

LCM(27702,27706) = 2¹ × 3⁶ × 19¹ × 7¹ × 1979¹
LCM(27702,27706) = 383755806