What is the Least Common Multiple of 27609 and 27615?

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 27609 and 27615 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27609 and 27615, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27609,27615) = 3
LCM(27609,27615) = ( 27609 × 27615) / 3
LCM(27609,27615) = 762422535 / 3
LCM(27609,27615) = 254140845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27609 and 27615 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27609 and 27615. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27609 and 27615.

Prime Factorization of 27609

Prime Factorization of 27615

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27609 and 27615.

LCM(27609,27615) = 3¹ × 9203¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 263¹
LCM(27609,27615) = 254140845