What is the Least Common Multiple of 27862 and 27866?

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 27862 and 27866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27862 and 27866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27862,27866) = 2
LCM(27862,27866) = ( 27862 × 27866) / 2
LCM(27862,27866) = 776402492 / 2
LCM(27862,27866) = 388201246

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27862 and 27866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27862 and 27866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27862 and 27866.

Prime Factorization of 27862

Prime Factorization of 27866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27862 and 27866.

LCM(27862,27866) = 2¹ × 13931¹ × 13933¹
LCM(27862,27866) = 388201246