What is the Least Common Multiple of 27846 and 27861?

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 27846 and 27861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27846 and 27861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27846,27861) = 3
LCM(27846,27861) = ( 27846 × 27861) / 3
LCM(27846,27861) = 775817406 / 3
LCM(27846,27861) = 258605802

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27846 and 27861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27846 and 27861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27846 and 27861.

Prime Factorization of 27846

Prime Factorization of 27861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27846 and 27861.

LCM(27846,27861) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 37¹ × 251¹
LCM(27846,27861) = 258605802