What is the Least Common Multiple of 27357 and 27368?

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 27357 and 27368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27357 and 27368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27357,27368) = 11
LCM(27357,27368) = ( 27357 × 27368) / 11
LCM(27357,27368) = 748706376 / 11
LCM(27357,27368) = 68064216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27357 and 27368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27357 and 27368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27357 and 27368.

Prime Factorization of 27357

Prime Factorization of 27368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27357 and 27368.

LCM(27357,27368) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 829¹ × 2³ × 311¹
LCM(27357,27368) = 68064216