What is the Least Common Multiple of 27201 and 27217?

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 27201 and 27217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27201 and 27217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27201,27217) = 1
LCM(27201,27217) = ( 27201 × 27217) / 1
LCM(27201,27217) = 740329617 / 1
LCM(27201,27217) = 740329617

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27201 and 27217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27201 and 27217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27201 and 27217.

Prime Factorization of 27201

Prime Factorization of 27217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27201 and 27217.

LCM(27201,27217) = 3¹ × 9067¹ × 17¹ × 1601¹
LCM(27201,27217) = 740329617