What is the Least Common Multiple of 27226 and 27246?

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 27226 and 27246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27226 and 27246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27226,27246) = 2
LCM(27226,27246) = ( 27226 × 27246) / 2
LCM(27226,27246) = 741799596 / 2
LCM(27226,27246) = 370899798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27226 and 27246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27226 and 27246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27226 and 27246.

Prime Factorization of 27226

Prime Factorization of 27246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27226 and 27246.

LCM(27226,27246) = 2¹ × 13613¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 239¹
LCM(27226,27246) = 370899798