What is the Least Common Multiple of 27074 and 27078?

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 27074 and 27078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27074 and 27078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27074,27078) = 2
LCM(27074,27078) = ( 27074 × 27078) / 2
LCM(27074,27078) = 733109772 / 2
LCM(27074,27078) = 366554886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27074 and 27078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27074 and 27078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27074 and 27078.

Prime Factorization of 27074

Prime Factorization of 27078

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27074 and 27078.

LCM(27074,27078) = 2¹ × 13537¹ × 3¹ × 4513¹
LCM(27074,27078) = 366554886