What is the Least Common Multiple of 27491 and 27499?

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 27491 and 27499 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27491 and 27499, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27491,27499) = 1
LCM(27491,27499) = ( 27491 × 27499) / 1
LCM(27491,27499) = 755975009 / 1
LCM(27491,27499) = 755975009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27491 and 27499 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27491 and 27499. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27491 and 27499.

Prime Factorization of 27491

Prime Factorization of 27499

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27491 and 27499.

LCM(27491,27499) = 37¹ × 743¹ × 107¹ × 257¹
LCM(27491,27499) = 755975009