What is the Least Common Multiple of 27237 and 27247?

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 27237 and 27247 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27237 and 27247, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27237,27247) = 1
LCM(27237,27247) = ( 27237 × 27247) / 1
LCM(27237,27247) = 742126539 / 1
LCM(27237,27247) = 742126539

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27237 and 27247 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27237 and 27247. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27237 and 27247.

Prime Factorization of 27237

Prime Factorization of 27247

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27237 and 27247.

LCM(27237,27247) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1297¹ × 11¹ × 2477¹
LCM(27237,27247) = 742126539