What is the Least Common Multiple of 27050 and 27065?

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 27065 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 27065, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27050,27065) = 5
LCM(27050,27065) = ( 27050 × 27065) / 5
LCM(27050,27065) = 732108250 / 5
LCM(27050,27065) = 146421650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27050 and 27065 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27050 and 27065. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27050 and 27065.

Prime Factorization of 27050

Prime Factorization of 27065

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27050 and 27065.

LCM(27050,27065) = 2¹ × 5² × 541¹ × 5413¹
LCM(27050,27065) = 146421650