What is the Least Common Multiple of 27701 and 27716?

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 27701 and 27716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27701 and 27716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27701,27716) = 1
LCM(27701,27716) = ( 27701 × 27716) / 1
LCM(27701,27716) = 767760916 / 1
LCM(27701,27716) = 767760916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27701 and 27716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27701 and 27716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27701 and 27716.

Prime Factorization of 27701

Prime Factorization of 27716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27701 and 27716.

LCM(27701,27716) = 27701¹ × 2² × 13² × 41¹
LCM(27701,27716) = 767760916