What is the Least Common Multiple of 27640 and 27646?

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 27640 and 27646 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27640 and 27646, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27640,27646) = 2
LCM(27640,27646) = ( 27640 × 27646) / 2
LCM(27640,27646) = 764135440 / 2
LCM(27640,27646) = 382067720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27640 and 27646 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27640 and 27646. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27640 and 27646.

Prime Factorization of 27640

Prime Factorization of 27646

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27640 and 27646.

LCM(27640,27646) = 2³ × 5¹ × 691¹ × 23¹ × 601¹
LCM(27640,27646) = 382067720