What is the Least Common Multiple of 27056 and 27072?

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 27056 and 27072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27056 and 27072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27056,27072) = 16
LCM(27056,27072) = ( 27056 × 27072) / 16
LCM(27056,27072) = 732460032 / 16
LCM(27056,27072) = 45778752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27056 and 27072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27056 and 27072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27056 and 27072.

Prime Factorization of 27056

Prime Factorization of 27072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27056 and 27072.

LCM(27056,27072) = 2⁶ × 19¹ × 89¹ × 3² × 47¹
LCM(27056,27072) = 45778752