What is the Least Common Multiple of 27036 and 27048?

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 27036 and 27048 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27036 and 27048, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27036,27048) = 12
LCM(27036,27048) = ( 27036 × 27048) / 12
LCM(27036,27048) = 731269728 / 12
LCM(27036,27048) = 60939144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27036 and 27048 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27036 and 27048. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27036 and 27048.

Prime Factorization of 27036

Prime Factorization of 27048

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27036 and 27048.

LCM(27036,27048) = 2³ × 3² × 751¹ × 7² × 23¹
LCM(27036,27048) = 60939144