What is the Least Common Multiple of 27260 and 27274?

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 27260 and 27274 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27260 and 27274, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27260,27274) = 2
LCM(27260,27274) = ( 27260 × 27274) / 2
LCM(27260,27274) = 743489240 / 2
LCM(27260,27274) = 371744620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27260 and 27274 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27260 and 27274. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27260 and 27274.

Prime Factorization of 27260

Prime Factorization of 27274

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27260 and 27274.

LCM(27260,27274) = 2² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 13¹ × 1049¹
LCM(27260,27274) = 371744620