What is the Least Common Multiple of 27368 and 27380?

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 27368 and 27380 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27368 and 27380, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27368,27380) = 4
LCM(27368,27380) = ( 27368 × 27380) / 4
LCM(27368,27380) = 749335840 / 4
LCM(27368,27380) = 187333960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27368 and 27380 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27368 and 27380. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27368 and 27380.

Prime Factorization of 27368

Prime Factorization of 27380

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27368 and 27380.

LCM(27368,27380) = 2³ × 11¹ × 311¹ × 5¹ × 37²
LCM(27368,27380) = 187333960