What is the Least Common Multiple of 27159 and 27176?

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 27159 and 27176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27159 and 27176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27159,27176) = 1
LCM(27159,27176) = ( 27159 × 27176) / 1
LCM(27159,27176) = 738072984 / 1
LCM(27159,27176) = 738072984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27159 and 27176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27159 and 27176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27159 and 27176.

Prime Factorization of 27159

Prime Factorization of 27176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27159 and 27176.

LCM(27159,27176) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 823¹ × 2³ × 43¹ × 79¹
LCM(27159,27176) = 738072984