What is the Least Common Multiple of 27492 and 27506?

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 27492 and 27506 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27492 and 27506, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27492,27506) = 2
LCM(27492,27506) = ( 27492 × 27506) / 2
LCM(27492,27506) = 756194952 / 2
LCM(27492,27506) = 378097476

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27492 and 27506 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27492 and 27506. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27492 and 27506.

Prime Factorization of 27492

Prime Factorization of 27506

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27492 and 27506.

LCM(27492,27506) = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 79¹ × 17¹ × 809¹
LCM(27492,27506) = 378097476