What is the Least Common Multiple of 27914 and 27926?

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 27914 and 27926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27914 and 27926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27914,27926) = 2
LCM(27914,27926) = ( 27914 × 27926) / 2
LCM(27914,27926) = 779526364 / 2
LCM(27914,27926) = 389763182

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27914 and 27926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27914 and 27926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27914 and 27926.

Prime Factorization of 27914

Prime Factorization of 27926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27914 and 27926.

LCM(27914,27926) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 821¹ × 13963¹
LCM(27914,27926) = 389763182