What is the Least Common Multiple of 27274 and 27282?

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 27274 and 27282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27274 and 27282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27274,27282) = 2
LCM(27274,27282) = ( 27274 × 27282) / 2
LCM(27274,27282) = 744089268 / 2
LCM(27274,27282) = 372044634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27274 and 27282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27274 and 27282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27274 and 27282.

Prime Factorization of 27274

Prime Factorization of 27282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27274 and 27282.

LCM(27274,27282) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1049¹ × 3¹ × 4547¹
LCM(27274,27282) = 372044634