What is the Least Common Multiple of 27434 and 27452?

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 27434 and 27452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27434 and 27452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27434,27452) = 2
LCM(27434,27452) = ( 27434 × 27452) / 2
LCM(27434,27452) = 753118168 / 2
LCM(27434,27452) = 376559084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27434 and 27452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27434 and 27452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27434 and 27452.

Prime Factorization of 27434

Prime Factorization of 27452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27434 and 27452.

LCM(27434,27452) = 2² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 43¹ × 6863¹
LCM(27434,27452) = 376559084