What is the Least Common Multiple of 27243 and 27259?

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 27243 and 27259 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27243 and 27259, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27243,27259) = 1
LCM(27243,27259) = ( 27243 × 27259) / 1
LCM(27243,27259) = 742616937 / 1
LCM(27243,27259) = 742616937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27243 and 27259 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27243 and 27259. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27243 and 27259.

Prime Factorization of 27243

Prime Factorization of 27259

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27243 and 27259.

LCM(27243,27259) = 3³ × 1009¹ × 27259¹
LCM(27243,27259) = 742616937