What is the Least Common Multiple of 27831 and 27837?

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 27831 and 27837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27831 and 27837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27831,27837) = 3
LCM(27831,27837) = ( 27831 × 27837) / 3
LCM(27831,27837) = 774731547 / 3
LCM(27831,27837) = 258243849

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27831 and 27837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27831 and 27837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27831 and 27837.

Prime Factorization of 27831

Prime Factorization of 27837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27831 and 27837.

LCM(27831,27837) = 3³ × 9277¹ × 1031¹
LCM(27831,27837) = 258243849