What is the Least Common Multiple of 27232 and 27252?

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 27232 and 27252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27232 and 27252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27232,27252) = 4
LCM(27232,27252) = ( 27232 × 27252) / 4
LCM(27232,27252) = 742126464 / 4
LCM(27232,27252) = 185531616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27232 and 27252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27232 and 27252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27232 and 27252.

Prime Factorization of 27232

Prime Factorization of 27252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27232 and 27252.

LCM(27232,27252) = 2⁵ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 3² × 757¹
LCM(27232,27252) = 185531616