What is the Least Common Multiple of 27648 and 27663?

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 27648 and 27663 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27648 and 27663, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27648,27663) = 3
LCM(27648,27663) = ( 27648 × 27663) / 3
LCM(27648,27663) = 764826624 / 3
LCM(27648,27663) = 254942208

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27648 and 27663 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27648 and 27663. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27648 and 27663.

Prime Factorization of 27648

Prime Factorization of 27663

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27648 and 27663.

LCM(27648,27663) = 2¹⁰ × 3³ × 9221¹
LCM(27648,27663) = 254942208