What is the Least Common Multiple of 27148 and 27168?

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 27168 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 27168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27148,27168) = 4
LCM(27148,27168) = ( 27148 × 27168) / 4
LCM(27148,27168) = 737556864 / 4
LCM(27148,27168) = 184389216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27148 and 27168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27148 and 27168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27148 and 27168.

Prime Factorization of 27148

Prime Factorization of 27168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27148 and 27168.

LCM(27148,27168) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 617¹ × 3¹ × 283¹
LCM(27148,27168) = 184389216