What is the Least Common Multiple of 27236 and 27243?

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 27236 and 27243 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27236 and 27243, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27236,27243) = 1
LCM(27236,27243) = ( 27236 × 27243) / 1
LCM(27236,27243) = 741990348 / 1
LCM(27236,27243) = 741990348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27236 and 27243 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27236 and 27243. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27236 and 27243.

Prime Factorization of 27236

Prime Factorization of 27243

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27236 and 27243.

LCM(27236,27243) = 2² × 11¹ × 619¹ × 3³ × 1009¹
LCM(27236,27243) = 741990348