What is the Least Common Multiple of 27641 and 27659?

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 27641 and 27659 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27641 and 27659, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27641,27659) = 1
LCM(27641,27659) = ( 27641 × 27659) / 1
LCM(27641,27659) = 764522419 / 1
LCM(27641,27659) = 764522419

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27641 and 27659 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27641 and 27659. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27641 and 27659.

Prime Factorization of 27641

Prime Factorization of 27659

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27641 and 27659.

LCM(27641,27659) = 131¹ × 211¹ × 17¹ × 1627¹
LCM(27641,27659) = 764522419