What is the Least Common Multiple of 27564 and 27579?

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 27564 and 27579 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27564 and 27579, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27564,27579) = 3
LCM(27564,27579) = ( 27564 × 27579) / 3
LCM(27564,27579) = 760187556 / 3
LCM(27564,27579) = 253395852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27564 and 27579 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27564 and 27579. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27564 and 27579.

Prime Factorization of 27564

Prime Factorization of 27579

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27564 and 27579.

LCM(27564,27579) = 2² × 3¹ × 2297¹ × 29¹ × 317¹
LCM(27564,27579) = 253395852