What is the Least Common Multiple of 27926 and 27943?

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 27926 and 27943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27926 and 27943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27926,27943) = 1
LCM(27926,27943) = ( 27926 × 27943) / 1
LCM(27926,27943) = 780336218 / 1
LCM(27926,27943) = 780336218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27926 and 27943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27926 and 27943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27926 and 27943.

Prime Factorization of 27926

Prime Factorization of 27943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27926 and 27943.

LCM(27926,27943) = 2¹ × 13963¹ × 27943¹
LCM(27926,27943) = 780336218