What is the Least Common Multiple of 27850 and 27869?

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 27850 and 27869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27850 and 27869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27850,27869) = 1
LCM(27850,27869) = ( 27850 × 27869) / 1
LCM(27850,27869) = 776151650 / 1
LCM(27850,27869) = 776151650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27850 and 27869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27850 and 27869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27850 and 27869.

Prime Factorization of 27850

Prime Factorization of 27869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27850 and 27869.

LCM(27850,27869) = 2¹ × 5² × 557¹ × 29¹ × 31²
LCM(27850,27869) = 776151650