What is the Least Common Multiple of 27668 and 27679?

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 27668 and 27679 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27668 and 27679, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27668,27679) = 1
LCM(27668,27679) = ( 27668 × 27679) / 1
LCM(27668,27679) = 765822572 / 1
LCM(27668,27679) = 765822572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27668 and 27679 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27668 and 27679. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27668 and 27679.

Prime Factorization of 27668

Prime Factorization of 27679

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27668 and 27679.

LCM(27668,27679) = 2² × 6917¹ × 89¹ × 311¹
LCM(27668,27679) = 765822572