What is the Least Common Multiple of 27548 and 27566?

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 27548 and 27566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27548 and 27566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27548,27566) = 2
LCM(27548,27566) = ( 27548 × 27566) / 2
LCM(27548,27566) = 759388168 / 2
LCM(27548,27566) = 379694084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27548 and 27566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27548 and 27566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27548 and 27566.

Prime Factorization of 27548

Prime Factorization of 27566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27548 and 27566.

LCM(27548,27566) = 2² × 71¹ × 97¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 179¹
LCM(27548,27566) = 379694084