What is the Least Common Multiple of 27340 and 27347?

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 27340 and 27347 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27340 and 27347, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27340,27347) = 1
LCM(27340,27347) = ( 27340 × 27347) / 1
LCM(27340,27347) = 747666980 / 1
LCM(27340,27347) = 747666980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27340 and 27347 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27340 and 27347. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27340 and 27347.

Prime Factorization of 27340

Prime Factorization of 27347

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27340 and 27347.

LCM(27340,27347) = 2² × 5¹ × 1367¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 41¹
LCM(27340,27347) = 747666980