What is the Least Common Multiple of 27996 and 28005?

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 27996 and 28005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27996 and 28005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27996,28005) = 3
LCM(27996,28005) = ( 27996 × 28005) / 3
LCM(27996,28005) = 784027980 / 3
LCM(27996,28005) = 261342660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27996 and 28005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27996 and 28005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27996 and 28005.

Prime Factorization of 27996

Prime Factorization of 28005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27996 and 28005.

LCM(27996,28005) = 2² × 3¹ × 2333¹ × 5¹ × 1867¹
LCM(27996,28005) = 261342660