What is the Least Common Multiple of 27646 and 27664?

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 27646 and 27664 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27646 and 27664, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27646,27664) = 2
LCM(27646,27664) = ( 27646 × 27664) / 2
LCM(27646,27664) = 764798944 / 2
LCM(27646,27664) = 382399472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27646 and 27664 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27646 and 27664. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27646 and 27664.

Prime Factorization of 27646

Prime Factorization of 27664

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27646 and 27664.

LCM(27646,27664) = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 601¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(27646,27664) = 382399472