What is the Least Common Multiple of 27308 and 27316?

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 27308 and 27316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27308 and 27316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27308,27316) = 4
LCM(27308,27316) = ( 27308 × 27316) / 4
LCM(27308,27316) = 745945328 / 4
LCM(27308,27316) = 186486332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27308 and 27316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27308 and 27316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27308 and 27316.

Prime Factorization of 27308

Prime Factorization of 27316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27308 and 27316.

LCM(27308,27316) = 2² × 6827¹ × 6829¹
LCM(27308,27316) = 186486332