What is the Least Common Multiple of 27148 and 27158?

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 27148 and 27158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27148 and 27158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27148,27158) = 2
LCM(27148,27158) = ( 27148 × 27158) / 2
LCM(27148,27158) = 737285384 / 2
LCM(27148,27158) = 368642692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27148 and 27158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27148 and 27158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27148 and 27158.

Prime Factorization of 27148

Prime Factorization of 27158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27148 and 27158.

LCM(27148,27158) = 2² × 11¹ × 617¹ × 37¹ × 367¹
LCM(27148,27158) = 368642692