What is the Least Common Multiple of 27502 and 27516?

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 27502 and 27516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27502 and 27516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27502,27516) = 2
LCM(27502,27516) = ( 27502 × 27516) / 2
LCM(27502,27516) = 756745032 / 2
LCM(27502,27516) = 378372516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27502 and 27516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27502 and 27516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27502 and 27516.

Prime Factorization of 27502

Prime Factorization of 27516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27502 and 27516.

LCM(27502,27516) = 2² × 13751¹ × 3¹ × 2293¹
LCM(27502,27516) = 378372516