What is the Least Common Multiple of 26992 and 27010?

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 26992 and 27010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26992 and 27010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26992,27010) = 2
LCM(26992,27010) = ( 26992 × 27010) / 2
LCM(26992,27010) = 729053920 / 2
LCM(26992,27010) = 364526960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26992 and 27010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26992 and 27010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26992 and 27010.

Prime Factorization of 26992

Prime Factorization of 27010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26992 and 27010.

LCM(26992,27010) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 241¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 73¹
LCM(26992,27010) = 364526960