What is the Least Common Multiple of 27918 and 27928?

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 27918 and 27928 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27918 and 27928, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27918,27928) = 2
LCM(27918,27928) = ( 27918 × 27928) / 2
LCM(27918,27928) = 779693904 / 2
LCM(27918,27928) = 389846952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27918 and 27928 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27918 and 27928. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27918 and 27928.

Prime Factorization of 27918

Prime Factorization of 27928

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27918 and 27928.

LCM(27918,27928) = 2³ × 3³ × 11¹ × 47¹ × 3491¹
LCM(27918,27928) = 389846952