What is the Least Common Multiple of 27426 and 27446?

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 27426 and 27446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27426 and 27446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27426,27446) = 2
LCM(27426,27446) = ( 27426 × 27446) / 2
LCM(27426,27446) = 752733996 / 2
LCM(27426,27446) = 376366998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27426 and 27446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27426 and 27446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27426 and 27446.

Prime Factorization of 27426

Prime Factorization of 27446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27426 and 27446.

LCM(27426,27446) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 653¹ × 13723¹
LCM(27426,27446) = 376366998