What is the Least Common Multiple of 27317 and 27337?

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 27337 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 27337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27317,27337) = 1
LCM(27317,27337) = ( 27317 × 27337) / 1
LCM(27317,27337) = 746764829 / 1
LCM(27317,27337) = 746764829

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27317 and 27337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27317 and 27337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27317 and 27337.

Prime Factorization of 27317

Prime Factorization of 27337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27317 and 27337.

LCM(27317,27337) = 59¹ × 463¹ × 27337¹
LCM(27317,27337) = 746764829