What is the Least Common Multiple of 27887 and 27891?

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 27887 and 27891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27887 and 27891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27887,27891) = 1
LCM(27887,27891) = ( 27887 × 27891) / 1
LCM(27887,27891) = 777796317 / 1
LCM(27887,27891) = 777796317

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27887 and 27891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27887 and 27891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27887 and 27891.

Prime Factorization of 27887

Prime Factorization of 27891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27887 and 27891.

LCM(27887,27891) = 79¹ × 353¹ × 3³ × 1033¹
LCM(27887,27891) = 777796317