What is the Least Common Multiple of 27886 and 27901?

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 27886 and 27901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27886 and 27901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27886,27901) = 1
LCM(27886,27901) = ( 27886 × 27901) / 1
LCM(27886,27901) = 778047286 / 1
LCM(27886,27901) = 778047286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27886 and 27901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27886 and 27901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27886 and 27901.

Prime Factorization of 27886

Prime Factorization of 27901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27886 and 27901.

LCM(27886,27901) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 191¹ × 27901¹
LCM(27886,27901) = 778047286