What is the Least Common Multiple of 27586 and 27602?

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 27586 and 27602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27586 and 27602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27586,27602) = 2
LCM(27586,27602) = ( 27586 × 27602) / 2
LCM(27586,27602) = 761428772 / 2
LCM(27586,27602) = 380714386

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27586 and 27602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27586 and 27602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27586 and 27602.

Prime Factorization of 27586

Prime Factorization of 27602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27586 and 27602.

LCM(27586,27602) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1061¹ × 37¹ × 373¹
LCM(27586,27602) = 380714386