What is the Least Common Multiple of 27656 and 27668?

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 27656 and 27668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27656 and 27668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27656,27668) = 4
LCM(27656,27668) = ( 27656 × 27668) / 4
LCM(27656,27668) = 765186208 / 4
LCM(27656,27668) = 191296552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27656 and 27668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27656 and 27668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27656 and 27668.

Prime Factorization of 27656

Prime Factorization of 27668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27656 and 27668.

LCM(27656,27668) = 2³ × 3457¹ × 6917¹
LCM(27656,27668) = 191296552