What is the Least Common Multiple of 27661 and 27677?

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 27661 and 27677 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27661 and 27677, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27661,27677) = 1
LCM(27661,27677) = ( 27661 × 27677) / 1
LCM(27661,27677) = 765573497 / 1
LCM(27661,27677) = 765573497

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27661 and 27677 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27661 and 27677. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27661 and 27677.

Prime Factorization of 27661

Prime Factorization of 27677

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27661 and 27677.

LCM(27661,27677) = 139¹ × 199¹ × 13¹ × 2129¹
LCM(27661,27677) = 765573497