What is the Least Common Multiple of 27222 and 27231?

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 27222 and 27231 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27222 and 27231, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27222,27231) = 3
LCM(27222,27231) = ( 27222 × 27231) / 3
LCM(27222,27231) = 741282282 / 3
LCM(27222,27231) = 247094094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27222 and 27231 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27222 and 27231. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27222 and 27231.

Prime Factorization of 27222

Prime Factorization of 27231

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27222 and 27231.

LCM(27222,27231) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 349¹ × 29¹ × 313¹
LCM(27222,27231) = 247094094