What is the Least Common Multiple of 27008 and 27013?

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 27008 and 27013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27008 and 27013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27008,27013) = 1
LCM(27008,27013) = ( 27008 × 27013) / 1
LCM(27008,27013) = 729567104 / 1
LCM(27008,27013) = 729567104

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27008 and 27013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27008 and 27013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27008 and 27013.

Prime Factorization of 27008

Prime Factorization of 27013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27008 and 27013.

LCM(27008,27013) = 2⁷ × 211¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 227¹
LCM(27008,27013) = 729567104