What is the Least Common Multiple of 27863 and 27874?

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 27863 and 27874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27863 and 27874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27863,27874) = 11
LCM(27863,27874) = ( 27863 × 27874) / 11
LCM(27863,27874) = 776653262 / 11
LCM(27863,27874) = 70604842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27863 and 27874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27863 and 27874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27863 and 27874.

Prime Factorization of 27863

Prime Factorization of 27874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27863 and 27874.

LCM(27863,27874) = 11¹ × 17¹ × 149¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 181¹
LCM(27863,27874) = 70604842