What is the Least Common Multiple of 27455 and 27460?

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 27455 and 27460 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27455 and 27460, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27455,27460) = 5
LCM(27455,27460) = ( 27455 × 27460) / 5
LCM(27455,27460) = 753914300 / 5
LCM(27455,27460) = 150782860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27455 and 27460 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27455 and 27460. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27455 and 27460.

Prime Factorization of 27455

Prime Factorization of 27460

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27455 and 27460.

LCM(27455,27460) = 5¹ × 17² × 19¹ × 2² × 1373¹
LCM(27455,27460) = 150782860