What is the Least Common Multiple of 27186 and 27204?

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 27186 and 27204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27186 and 27204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27186,27204) = 6
LCM(27186,27204) = ( 27186 × 27204) / 6
LCM(27186,27204) = 739567944 / 6
LCM(27186,27204) = 123261324

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27186 and 27204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27186 and 27204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27186 and 27204.

Prime Factorization of 27186

Prime Factorization of 27204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27186 and 27204.

LCM(27186,27204) = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 197¹ × 2267¹
LCM(27186,27204) = 123261324