What is the Least Common Multiple of 27316 and 27334?

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 27316 and 27334 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27316 and 27334, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27316,27334) = 2
LCM(27316,27334) = ( 27316 × 27334) / 2
LCM(27316,27334) = 746655544 / 2
LCM(27316,27334) = 373327772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27316 and 27334 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27316 and 27334. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27316 and 27334.

Prime Factorization of 27316

Prime Factorization of 27334

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27316 and 27334.

LCM(27316,27334) = 2² × 6829¹ × 79¹ × 173¹
LCM(27316,27334) = 373327772