What is the Least Common Multiple of 27320 and 27332?

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 27320 and 27332 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27320 and 27332, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27320,27332) = 4
LCM(27320,27332) = ( 27320 × 27332) / 4
LCM(27320,27332) = 746710240 / 4
LCM(27320,27332) = 186677560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27320 and 27332 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27320 and 27332. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27320 and 27332.

Prime Factorization of 27320

Prime Factorization of 27332

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27320 and 27332.

LCM(27320,27332) = 2³ × 5¹ × 683¹ × 6833¹
LCM(27320,27332) = 186677560