What is the Least Common Multiple of 27562 and 27574?

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 27562 and 27574 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27562 and 27574, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27562,27574) = 2
LCM(27562,27574) = ( 27562 × 27574) / 2
LCM(27562,27574) = 759994588 / 2
LCM(27562,27574) = 379997294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27562 and 27574 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27562 and 27574. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27562 and 27574.

Prime Factorization of 27562

Prime Factorization of 27574

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27562 and 27574.

LCM(27562,27574) = 2¹ × 13781¹ × 17¹ × 811¹
LCM(27562,27574) = 379997294