What is the Least Common Multiple of 27171 and 27187?

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 27171 and 27187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27171 and 27187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27171,27187) = 1
LCM(27171,27187) = ( 27171 × 27187) / 1
LCM(27171,27187) = 738697977 / 1
LCM(27171,27187) = 738697977

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27171 and 27187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27171 and 27187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27171 and 27187.

Prime Factorization of 27171

Prime Factorization of 27187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27171 and 27187.

LCM(27171,27187) = 3² × 3019¹ × 31¹ × 877¹
LCM(27171,27187) = 738697977