What is the Least Common Multiple of 27204 and 27212?

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 27204 and 27212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27204 and 27212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27204,27212) = 4
LCM(27204,27212) = ( 27204 × 27212) / 4
LCM(27204,27212) = 740275248 / 4
LCM(27204,27212) = 185068812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27204 and 27212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27204 and 27212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27204 and 27212.

Prime Factorization of 27204

Prime Factorization of 27212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27204 and 27212.

LCM(27204,27212) = 2² × 3¹ × 2267¹ × 6803¹
LCM(27204,27212) = 185068812