What is the Least Common Multiple of 27874 and 27882?

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 27874 and 27882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27874 and 27882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27874,27882) = 2
LCM(27874,27882) = ( 27874 × 27882) / 2
LCM(27874,27882) = 777182868 / 2
LCM(27874,27882) = 388591434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27874 and 27882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27874 and 27882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27874 and 27882.

Prime Factorization of 27874

Prime Factorization of 27882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27874 and 27882.

LCM(27874,27882) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 181¹ × 3² × 1549¹
LCM(27874,27882) = 388591434