What is the Least Common Multiple of 27418 and 27438?

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 27418 and 27438 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27418 and 27438, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27418,27438) = 2
LCM(27418,27438) = ( 27418 × 27438) / 2
LCM(27418,27438) = 752295084 / 2
LCM(27418,27438) = 376147542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27418 and 27438 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27418 and 27438. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27418 and 27438.

Prime Factorization of 27418

Prime Factorization of 27438

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27418 and 27438.

LCM(27418,27438) = 2¹ × 13709¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 269¹
LCM(27418,27438) = 376147542