What is the Least Common Multiple of 27718 and 27727?

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 27718 and 27727 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27718 and 27727, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27718,27727) = 1
LCM(27718,27727) = ( 27718 × 27727) / 1
LCM(27718,27727) = 768536986 / 1
LCM(27718,27727) = 768536986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27718 and 27727 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27718 and 27727. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27718 and 27727.

Prime Factorization of 27718

Prime Factorization of 27727

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27718 and 27727.

LCM(27718,27727) = 2¹ × 13859¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 233¹
LCM(27718,27727) = 768536986