What is the Least Common Multiple of 27050 and 27055?

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 27050 and 27055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27050 and 27055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27050,27055) = 5
LCM(27050,27055) = ( 27050 × 27055) / 5
LCM(27050,27055) = 731837750 / 5
LCM(27050,27055) = 146367550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27050 and 27055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27050 and 27055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27050 and 27055.

Prime Factorization of 27050

Prime Factorization of 27055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27050 and 27055.

LCM(27050,27055) = 2¹ × 5² × 541¹ × 7¹ × 773¹
LCM(27050,27055) = 146367550