LCM for 72 and 27

The first method to find LCM for numbers 72 and 27 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:

LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF

GCF of numbers 72 and 27 is 9, so

LCM = (72 × 27) ÷ 9

LCM = 1944 ÷ 9

LCM = 216

The second method to find LCM for numbers 72 and 27 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:

Multiples of 72: 72, 144, 216, 288, 360

Multiples of 27: 27, 54, 81, 108, 135, 162, 189, 216, 243, 270

So the LCM for 72 and 27 is 216

Another method to find LCM for numbers 72 and 27 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors: