What is the Least Common Multiple of 27422 and 27434?

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 27422 and 27434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27422 and 27434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27422,27434) = 2
LCM(27422,27434) = ( 27422 × 27434) / 2
LCM(27422,27434) = 752295148 / 2
LCM(27422,27434) = 376147574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27422 and 27434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27422 and 27434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27422 and 27434.

Prime Factorization of 27422

Prime Factorization of 27434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27422 and 27434.

LCM(27422,27434) = 2¹ × 13711¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 43¹
LCM(27422,27434) = 376147574