What is the Least Common Multiple of 27241 and 27248?

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 27241 and 27248 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27241 and 27248, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27241,27248) = 1
LCM(27241,27248) = ( 27241 × 27248) / 1
LCM(27241,27248) = 742262768 / 1
LCM(27241,27248) = 742262768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27241 and 27248 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27241 and 27248. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27241 and 27248.

Prime Factorization of 27241

Prime Factorization of 27248

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27241 and 27248.

LCM(27241,27248) = 27241¹ × 2⁴ × 13¹ × 131¹
LCM(27241,27248) = 742262768