LCM for 27 and 40
What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27 and 40?
Answer
(One thousand, eighty)
Finding LCM for 27 and 40 using GCF of these numbers
The first method to find LCM for numbers 27 and 40 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:
LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF
GCF of numbers 27 and 40 is 1, so
LCM = (27 × 40) ÷ 1
LCM = 1080 ÷ 1
LCM = 1080
Finding LCM for 27 and 40 by Listing Multiples
The second method to find LCM for numbers 27 and 40 is to list out the common multiples for both numbers and pick the first one that matches:
Multiples of 27: 27, 54, 81, 108, 135, 162, 189, 216, 243, 270, 297, 324, 351, 378, 405, 432, 459, 486, 513, 540, 567, 594, 621, 648, 675, 702, 729, 756, 783, 810, 837, 864, 891, 918, 945, 972, 999, 1026, 1053, 1080, 1107, 1134
Multiples of 40: 40, 80, 120, 160, 200, 240, 280, 320, 360, 400, 440, 480, 520, 560, 600, 640, 680, 720, 760, 800, 840, 880, 920, 960, 1000, 1040, 1080, 1120, 1160
So the LCM for 27 and 40 is 1080
Finding LCM for 27 and 40 by Prime Factorization
Another method to find LCM for numbers 27 and 40 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors:
All Prime Factors of 27: 3, 3, 3 (exponent form: 33)
All Prime Factors of 40: 2, 2, 2, 5 (exponent form: 23, 51)
33 × 23 × 51 = 1080
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- Greatest Common Factor - Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two numbers

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About "Least Common Multiple" Calculator
Least Common Multiple (LCM) also known as the Lowest Common Multiple or Smallest Common Multiple of 2 numbers - it is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both numbers