What is the Least Common Multiple of 27676 and 27685?

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 27676 and 27685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27676 and 27685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27676,27685) = 1
LCM(27676,27685) = ( 27676 × 27685) / 1
LCM(27676,27685) = 766210060 / 1
LCM(27676,27685) = 766210060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27676 and 27685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27676 and 27685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27676 and 27685.

Prime Factorization of 27676

Prime Factorization of 27685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27676 and 27685.

LCM(27676,27685) = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 37¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 113¹
LCM(27676,27685) = 766210060