What is the Least Common Multiple of 27211 and 27221?

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 27211 and 27221 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27211 and 27221, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27211,27221) = 1
LCM(27211,27221) = ( 27211 × 27221) / 1
LCM(27211,27221) = 740710631 / 1
LCM(27211,27221) = 740710631

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27211 and 27221 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27211 and 27221. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27211 and 27221.

Prime Factorization of 27211

Prime Factorization of 27221

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27211 and 27221.

LCM(27211,27221) = 27211¹ × 163¹ × 167¹
LCM(27211,27221) = 740710631