What is the Least Common Multiple of 27423 and 27429?

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 27423 and 27429 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27423 and 27429, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27423,27429) = 3
LCM(27423,27429) = ( 27423 × 27429) / 3
LCM(27423,27429) = 752185467 / 3
LCM(27423,27429) = 250728489

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27423 and 27429 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27423 and 27429. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27423 and 27429.

Prime Factorization of 27423

Prime Factorization of 27429

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27423 and 27429.

LCM(27423,27429) = 3² × 11¹ × 277¹ × 41¹ × 223¹
LCM(27423,27429) = 250728489