What is the Least Common Multiple of 27986 and 27995?

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 27986 and 27995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27986 and 27995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27986,27995) = 1
LCM(27986,27995) = ( 27986 × 27995) / 1
LCM(27986,27995) = 783468070 / 1
LCM(27986,27995) = 783468070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27986 and 27995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27986 and 27995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27986 and 27995.

Prime Factorization of 27986

Prime Factorization of 27995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27986 and 27995.

LCM(27986,27995) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1999¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 509¹
LCM(27986,27995) = 783468070