What is the Least Common Multiple of 27321 and 27339?

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 27321 and 27339 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27321 and 27339, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27321,27339) = 3
LCM(27321,27339) = ( 27321 × 27339) / 3
LCM(27321,27339) = 746928819 / 3
LCM(27321,27339) = 248976273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27321 and 27339 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27321 and 27339. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27321 and 27339.

Prime Factorization of 27321

Prime Factorization of 27339

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27321 and 27339.

LCM(27321,27339) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1301¹ × 13¹ × 701¹
LCM(27321,27339) = 248976273