What is the Least Common Multiple of 27140 and 27146?

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 27140 and 27146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27140 and 27146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27140,27146) = 2
LCM(27140,27146) = ( 27140 × 27146) / 2
LCM(27140,27146) = 736742440 / 2
LCM(27140,27146) = 368371220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27140 and 27146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27140 and 27146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27140 and 27146.

Prime Factorization of 27140

Prime Factorization of 27146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27140 and 27146.

LCM(27140,27146) = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 7² × 277¹
LCM(27140,27146) = 368371220