What is the Least Common Multiple of 27709 and 27718?

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 27709 and 27718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27709 and 27718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27709,27718) = 1
LCM(27709,27718) = ( 27709 × 27718) / 1
LCM(27709,27718) = 768038062 / 1
LCM(27709,27718) = 768038062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27709 and 27718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27709 and 27718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27709 and 27718.

Prime Factorization of 27709

Prime Factorization of 27718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27709 and 27718.

LCM(27709,27718) = 11² × 229¹ × 2¹ × 13859¹
LCM(27709,27718) = 768038062