What is the Least Common Multiple of 27852 and 27867?

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 27852 and 27867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27852 and 27867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27852,27867) = 3
LCM(27852,27867) = ( 27852 × 27867) / 3
LCM(27852,27867) = 776151684 / 3
LCM(27852,27867) = 258717228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27852 and 27867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27852 and 27867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27852 and 27867.

Prime Factorization of 27852

Prime Factorization of 27867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27852 and 27867.

LCM(27852,27867) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 211¹ × 7¹ × 1327¹
LCM(27852,27867) = 258717228