What is the Least Common Multiple of 27749 and 27762?

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 27749 and 27762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27749 and 27762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27749,27762) = 1
LCM(27749,27762) = ( 27749 × 27762) / 1
LCM(27749,27762) = 770367738 / 1
LCM(27749,27762) = 770367738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27749 and 27762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27749 and 27762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27749 and 27762.

Prime Factorization of 27749

Prime Factorization of 27762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27749 and 27762.

LCM(27749,27762) = 27749¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 661¹
LCM(27749,27762) = 770367738