What is the Least Common Multiple of 27004 and 27012?

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 27004 and 27012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27004 and 27012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27004,27012) = 4
LCM(27004,27012) = ( 27004 × 27012) / 4
LCM(27004,27012) = 729432048 / 4
LCM(27004,27012) = 182358012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27004 and 27012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27004 and 27012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27004 and 27012.

Prime Factorization of 27004

Prime Factorization of 27012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27004 and 27012.

LCM(27004,27012) = 2² × 43¹ × 157¹ × 3¹ × 2251¹
LCM(27004,27012) = 182358012