What is the Least Common Multiple of 26994 and 27011?

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 26994 and 27011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26994 and 27011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26994,27011) = 1
LCM(26994,27011) = ( 26994 × 27011) / 1
LCM(26994,27011) = 729134934 / 1
LCM(26994,27011) = 729134934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26994 and 27011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26994 and 27011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26994 and 27011.

Prime Factorization of 26994

Prime Factorization of 27011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26994 and 27011.

LCM(26994,27011) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 409¹ × 27011¹
LCM(26994,27011) = 729134934