What is the Least Common Multiple of 27866 and 27881?

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 27866 and 27881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27866 and 27881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27866,27881) = 1
LCM(27866,27881) = ( 27866 × 27881) / 1
LCM(27866,27881) = 776931946 / 1
LCM(27866,27881) = 776931946

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27866 and 27881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27866 and 27881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27866 and 27881.

Prime Factorization of 27866

Prime Factorization of 27881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27866 and 27881.

LCM(27866,27881) = 2¹ × 13933¹ × 7² × 569¹
LCM(27866,27881) = 776931946