What is the Least Common Multiple of 27530 and 27546?

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 27530 and 27546 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27530 and 27546, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27530,27546) = 2
LCM(27530,27546) = ( 27530 × 27546) / 2
LCM(27530,27546) = 758341380 / 2
LCM(27530,27546) = 379170690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27530 and 27546 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27530 and 27546. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27530 and 27546.

Prime Factorization of 27530

Prime Factorization of 27546

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27530 and 27546.

LCM(27530,27546) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2753¹ × 3¹ × 4591¹
LCM(27530,27546) = 379170690