What is the Least Common Multiple of 27588 and 27601?

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 27588 and 27601 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27588 and 27601, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27588,27601) = 1
LCM(27588,27601) = ( 27588 × 27601) / 1
LCM(27588,27601) = 761456388 / 1
LCM(27588,27601) = 761456388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27588 and 27601 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27588 and 27601. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27588 and 27601.

Prime Factorization of 27588

Prime Factorization of 27601

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27588 and 27601.

LCM(27588,27601) = 2² × 3¹ × 11² × 19¹ × 7¹ × 3943¹
LCM(27588,27601) = 761456388