What is the Least Common Multiple of 27681 and 27686?

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 27681 and 27686 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27681 and 27686, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27681,27686) = 1
LCM(27681,27686) = ( 27681 × 27686) / 1
LCM(27681,27686) = 766376166 / 1
LCM(27681,27686) = 766376166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27681 and 27686 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27681 and 27686. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27681 and 27686.

Prime Factorization of 27681

Prime Factorization of 27686

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27681 and 27686.

LCM(27681,27686) = 3¹ × 9227¹ × 2¹ × 109¹ × 127¹
LCM(27681,27686) = 766376166