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What is the Least Common Multiple of 27842 and 27848?

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 (LCM) of 27842 and 27848 is 387672008.

LCM(27842,27848) = 387672008

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Least Common Multiple of 27842 and 27848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27842 and 27848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27842,27848) = 2
LCM(27842,27848) = ( 27842 × 27848) / 2
LCM(27842,27848) = 775344016 / 2
LCM(27842,27848) = 387672008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27842 and 27848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27842 and 27848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27842 and 27848.

Prime Factorization of 27842

Prime factors of 27842 are 2, 13921. Prime factorization of 27842 in exponential form is:

27842 = 21 × 139211

Prime Factorization of 27848

Prime factors of 27848 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 27848 in exponential form is:

27848 = 23 × 592

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27842 and 27848.

LCM(27842,27848) = 23 × 139211 × 592
LCM(27842,27848) = 387672008