What is the Least Common Multiple of 27822 and 27832?

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 27822 and 27832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27822 and 27832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27822,27832) = 2
LCM(27822,27832) = ( 27822 × 27832) / 2
LCM(27822,27832) = 774341904 / 2
LCM(27822,27832) = 387170952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27822 and 27832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27822 and 27832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27822 and 27832.

Prime Factorization of 27822

Prime Factorization of 27832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27822 and 27832.

LCM(27822,27832) = 2³ × 3¹ × 4637¹ × 7² × 71¹
LCM(27822,27832) = 387170952