What is the Least Common Multiple of 27724 and 27742?

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 27724 and 27742 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27724 and 27742, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27724,27742) = 2
LCM(27724,27742) = ( 27724 × 27742) / 2
LCM(27724,27742) = 769119208 / 2
LCM(27724,27742) = 384559604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27724 and 27742 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27724 and 27742. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27724 and 27742.

Prime Factorization of 27724

Prime Factorization of 27742

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27724 and 27742.

LCM(27724,27742) = 2² × 29¹ × 239¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 97¹
LCM(27724,27742) = 384559604