What is the Least Common Multiple of 27996 and 28013?

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 28013 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 28013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27996,28013) = 1
LCM(27996,28013) = ( 27996 × 28013) / 1
LCM(27996,28013) = 784251948 / 1
LCM(27996,28013) = 784251948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27996 and 28013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27996 and 28013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27996 and 28013.

Prime Factorization of 27996

Prime Factorization of 28013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27996 and 28013.

LCM(27996,28013) = 2² × 3¹ × 2333¹ × 109¹ × 257¹
LCM(27996,28013) = 784251948