What is the Least Common Multiple of 27421 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 27421 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 27421 and 27438, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27421,27438) = 17
LCM(27421,27438) = ( 27421 × 27438) / 17
LCM(27421,27438) = 752377398 / 17
LCM(27421,27438) = 44257494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27421 and 27438 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27421 and 27438. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27421 and 27438.

Prime Factorization of 27421

Prime Factorization of 27438

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27421 and 27438.

LCM(27421,27438) = 17¹ × 1613¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 269¹
LCM(27421,27438) = 44257494