What is the Least Common Multiple of 27259 and 27276?

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 27259 and 27276 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27259 and 27276, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27259,27276) = 1
LCM(27259,27276) = ( 27259 × 27276) / 1
LCM(27259,27276) = 743516484 / 1
LCM(27259,27276) = 743516484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27259 and 27276 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27259 and 27276. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27259 and 27276.

Prime Factorization of 27259

Prime Factorization of 27276

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27259 and 27276.

LCM(27259,27276) = 27259¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 2273¹
LCM(27259,27276) = 743516484