What is the Least Common Multiple of 27725 and 27738?

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 27725 and 27738 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27725 and 27738, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27725,27738) = 1
LCM(27725,27738) = ( 27725 × 27738) / 1
LCM(27725,27738) = 769036050 / 1
LCM(27725,27738) = 769036050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27725 and 27738 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27725 and 27738. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27725 and 27738.

Prime Factorization of 27725

Prime Factorization of 27738

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27725 and 27738.

LCM(27725,27738) = 5² × 1109¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 67¹
LCM(27725,27738) = 769036050