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What is the Least Common Multiple of 27920 and 27932?

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 (LCM) of 27920 and 27932 is 194965360.

LCM(27920,27932) = 194965360

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Least Common Multiple of 27920 and 27932 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27920 and 27932, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27920,27932) = 4
LCM(27920,27932) = ( 27920 × 27932) / 4
LCM(27920,27932) = 779861440 / 4
LCM(27920,27932) = 194965360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27920 and 27932 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27920 and 27932. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27920 and 27932.

Prime Factorization of 27920

Prime factors of 27920 are 2, 5, 349. Prime factorization of 27920 in exponential form is:

27920 = 24 × 51 × 3491

Prime Factorization of 27932

Prime factors of 27932 are 2, 6983. Prime factorization of 27932 in exponential form is:

27932 = 22 × 69831

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27920 and 27932.

LCM(27920,27932) = 24 × 51 × 3491 × 69831
LCM(27920,27932) = 194965360