What is the Least Common Multiple of 27551 and 27568?

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 27551 and 27568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27551 and 27568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27551,27568) = 1
LCM(27551,27568) = ( 27551 × 27568) / 1
LCM(27551,27568) = 759525968 / 1
LCM(27551,27568) = 759525968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27551 and 27568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27551 and 27568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27551 and 27568.

Prime Factorization of 27551

Prime Factorization of 27568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27551 and 27568.

LCM(27551,27568) = 27551¹ × 2⁴ × 1723¹
LCM(27551,27568) = 759525968