What is the Least Common Multiple of 27021 and 27026?

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 27021 and 27026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27021 and 27026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27021,27026) = 1
LCM(27021,27026) = ( 27021 × 27026) / 1
LCM(27021,27026) = 730269546 / 1
LCM(27021,27026) = 730269546

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27021 and 27026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27021 and 27026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27021 and 27026.

Prime Factorization of 27021

Prime Factorization of 27026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27021 and 27026.

LCM(27021,27026) = 3¹ × 9007¹ × 2¹ × 13513¹
LCM(27021,27026) = 730269546