What is the Least Common Multiple of 27848 and 27852?

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 27848 and 27852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27848 and 27852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27848,27852) = 4
LCM(27848,27852) = ( 27848 × 27852) / 4
LCM(27848,27852) = 775622496 / 4
LCM(27848,27852) = 193905624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27848 and 27852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27848 and 27852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27848 and 27852.

Prime Factorization of 27848

Prime Factorization of 27852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27848 and 27852.

LCM(27848,27852) = 2³ × 59² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 211¹
LCM(27848,27852) = 193905624