What is the Least Common Multiple of 27126 and 27142?

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 27126 and 27142 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27126 and 27142, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27126,27142) = 2
LCM(27126,27142) = ( 27126 × 27142) / 2
LCM(27126,27142) = 736253892 / 2
LCM(27126,27142) = 368126946

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27126 and 27142 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27126 and 27142. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27126 and 27142.

Prime Factorization of 27126

Prime Factorization of 27142

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27126 and 27142.

LCM(27126,27142) = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 137¹ × 41¹ × 331¹
LCM(27126,27142) = 368126946