What is the Least Common Multiple of 27176 and 27196?

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 27176 and 27196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27176 and 27196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27176,27196) = 4
LCM(27176,27196) = ( 27176 × 27196) / 4
LCM(27176,27196) = 739078496 / 4
LCM(27176,27196) = 184769624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27176 and 27196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27176 and 27196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27176 and 27196.

Prime Factorization of 27176

Prime Factorization of 27196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27176 and 27196.

LCM(27176,27196) = 2³ × 43¹ × 79¹ × 13¹ × 523¹
LCM(27176,27196) = 184769624