What is the Least Common Multiple of 27299 and 27318?

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 27299 and 27318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27299 and 27318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27299,27318) = 1
LCM(27299,27318) = ( 27299 × 27318) / 1
LCM(27299,27318) = 745754082 / 1
LCM(27299,27318) = 745754082

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27299 and 27318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27299 and 27318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27299 and 27318.

Prime Factorization of 27299

Prime Factorization of 27318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27299 and 27318.

LCM(27299,27318) = 27299¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 157¹
LCM(27299,27318) = 745754082