What is the Least Common Multiple of 27221 and 27226?

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 27221 and 27226 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27221 and 27226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27221,27226) = 1
LCM(27221,27226) = ( 27221 × 27226) / 1
LCM(27221,27226) = 741118946 / 1
LCM(27221,27226) = 741118946

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27221 and 27226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27221 and 27226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27221 and 27226.

Prime Factorization of 27221

Prime Factorization of 27226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27221 and 27226.

LCM(27221,27226) = 163¹ × 167¹ × 2¹ × 13613¹
LCM(27221,27226) = 741118946