What is the Least Common Multiple of 27644 and 27661?

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 27644 and 27661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27644 and 27661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27644,27661) = 1
LCM(27644,27661) = ( 27644 × 27661) / 1
LCM(27644,27661) = 764660684 / 1
LCM(27644,27661) = 764660684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27644 and 27661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27644 and 27661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27644 and 27661.

Prime Factorization of 27644

Prime Factorization of 27661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27644 and 27661.

LCM(27644,27661) = 2² × 6911¹ × 139¹ × 199¹
LCM(27644,27661) = 764660684