What is the Least Common Multiple of 27480 and 27488?

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 27480 and 27488 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27480 and 27488, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27480,27488) = 8
LCM(27480,27488) = ( 27480 × 27488) / 8
LCM(27480,27488) = 755370240 / 8
LCM(27480,27488) = 94421280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27480 and 27488 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27480 and 27488. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27480 and 27488.

Prime Factorization of 27480

Prime Factorization of 27488

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27480 and 27488.

LCM(27480,27488) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 229¹ × 859¹
LCM(27480,27488) = 94421280