What is the Least Common Multiple of 27766 and 27778?

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 27766 and 27778 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27766 and 27778, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27766,27778) = 2
LCM(27766,27778) = ( 27766 × 27778) / 2
LCM(27766,27778) = 771283948 / 2
LCM(27766,27778) = 385641974

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27766 and 27778 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27766 and 27778. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27766 and 27778.

Prime Factorization of 27766

Prime Factorization of 27778

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27766 and 27778.

LCM(27766,27778) = 2¹ × 13883¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 43¹
LCM(27766,27778) = 385641974