What is the Least Common Multiple of 27584 and 27588?

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 27584 and 27588 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27584 and 27588, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27584,27588) = 4
LCM(27584,27588) = ( 27584 × 27588) / 4
LCM(27584,27588) = 760987392 / 4
LCM(27584,27588) = 190246848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27584 and 27588 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27584 and 27588. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27584 and 27588.

Prime Factorization of 27584

Prime Factorization of 27588

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27584 and 27588.

LCM(27584,27588) = 2⁶ × 431¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 19¹
LCM(27584,27588) = 190246848