What is the Least Common Multiple of 27508 and 27521?

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 27508 and 27521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27508 and 27521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27508,27521) = 13
LCM(27508,27521) = ( 27508 × 27521) / 13
LCM(27508,27521) = 757047668 / 13
LCM(27508,27521) = 58234436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27508 and 27521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27508 and 27521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27508 and 27521.

Prime Factorization of 27508

Prime Factorization of 27521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27508 and 27521.

LCM(27508,27521) = 2² × 13¹ × 23² × 29¹ × 73¹
LCM(27508,27521) = 58234436