What is the Least Common Multiple of 27317 and 27322?

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 27317 and 27322 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27317 and 27322, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27317,27322) = 1
LCM(27317,27322) = ( 27317 × 27322) / 1
LCM(27317,27322) = 746355074 / 1
LCM(27317,27322) = 746355074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27317 and 27322 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27317 and 27322. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27317 and 27322.

Prime Factorization of 27317

Prime Factorization of 27322

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27317 and 27322.

LCM(27317,27322) = 59¹ × 463¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 719¹
LCM(27317,27322) = 746355074