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What is the Least Common Multiple of 27860 and 27880?

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 (LCM) of 27860 and 27880 is 38836840.

LCM(27860,27880) = 38836840

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Least Common Multiple of 27860 and 27880 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27860 and 27880, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27860,27880) = 20
LCM(27860,27880) = ( 27860 × 27880) / 20
LCM(27860,27880) = 776736800 / 20
LCM(27860,27880) = 38836840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27860 and 27880 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27860 and 27880. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27860 and 27880.

Prime Factorization of 27860

Prime factors of 27860 are 2, 5, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 27860 in exponential form is:

27860 = 22 × 51 × 71 × 1991

Prime Factorization of 27880

Prime factors of 27880 are 2, 5, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 27880 in exponential form is:

27880 = 23 × 51 × 171 × 411

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27860 and 27880.

LCM(27860,27880) = 23 × 51 × 71 × 1991 × 171 × 411
LCM(27860,27880) = 38836840