What is the Least Common Multiple of 27844 and 27854?

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 27844 and 27854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27844 and 27854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27844,27854) = 2
LCM(27844,27854) = ( 27844 × 27854) / 2
LCM(27844,27854) = 775566776 / 2
LCM(27844,27854) = 387783388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27844 and 27854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27844 and 27854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27844 and 27854.

Prime Factorization of 27844

Prime Factorization of 27854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27844 and 27854.

LCM(27844,27854) = 2² × 6961¹ × 19¹ × 733¹
LCM(27844,27854) = 387783388