What is the Least Common Multiple of 27909 and 27916?

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 27909 and 27916 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27909 and 27916, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27909,27916) = 7
LCM(27909,27916) = ( 27909 × 27916) / 7
LCM(27909,27916) = 779107644 / 7
LCM(27909,27916) = 111301092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27909 and 27916 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27909 and 27916. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27909 and 27916.

Prime Factorization of 27909

Prime Factorization of 27916

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27909 and 27916.

LCM(27909,27916) = 3² × 7¹ × 443¹ × 2² × 997¹
LCM(27909,27916) = 111301092