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What is the Least Common Multiple of 27731 and 27740?

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 (LCM) of 27731 and 27740 is 769257940.

LCM(27731,27740) = 769257940

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Least Common Multiple of 27731 and 27740 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27731 and 27740, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27731,27740) = 1
LCM(27731,27740) = ( 27731 × 27740) / 1
LCM(27731,27740) = 769257940 / 1
LCM(27731,27740) = 769257940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27731 and 27740 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27731 and 27740. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27731 and 27740.

Prime Factorization of 27731

Prime factors of 27731 are 11, 2521. Prime factorization of 27731 in exponential form is:

27731 = 111 × 25211

Prime Factorization of 27740

Prime factors of 27740 are 2, 5, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 27740 in exponential form is:

27740 = 22 × 51 × 191 × 731

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27731 and 27740.

LCM(27731,27740) = 111 × 25211 × 22 × 51 × 191 × 731
LCM(27731,27740) = 769257940