What is the Least Common Multiple of 27687 and 27701?

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 27687 and 27701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27687 and 27701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27687,27701) = 1
LCM(27687,27701) = ( 27687 × 27701) / 1
LCM(27687,27701) = 766957587 / 1
LCM(27687,27701) = 766957587

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27687 and 27701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27687 and 27701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27687 and 27701.

Prime Factorization of 27687

Prime Factorization of 27701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27687 and 27701.

LCM(27687,27701) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 839¹ × 27701¹
LCM(27687,27701) = 766957587