What is the Least Common Multiple of 27726 and 27741?

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 27726 and 27741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27726 and 27741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27726,27741) = 3
LCM(27726,27741) = ( 27726 × 27741) / 3
LCM(27726,27741) = 769146966 / 3
LCM(27726,27741) = 256382322

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27726 and 27741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27726 and 27741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27726 and 27741.

Prime Factorization of 27726

Prime Factorization of 27741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27726 and 27741.

LCM(27726,27741) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4621¹ × 7¹ × 1321¹
LCM(27726,27741) = 256382322