What is the Least Common Multiple of 27836 and 27847?

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 27836 and 27847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27836 and 27847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27836,27847) = 1
LCM(27836,27847) = ( 27836 × 27847) / 1
LCM(27836,27847) = 775149092 / 1
LCM(27836,27847) = 775149092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27836 and 27847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27836 and 27847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27836 and 27847.

Prime Factorization of 27836

Prime Factorization of 27847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27836 and 27847.

LCM(27836,27847) = 2² × 6959¹ × 27847¹
LCM(27836,27847) = 775149092