What is the Least Common Multiple of 27929 and 27948?

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 27929 and 27948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27929 and 27948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27929,27948) = 1
LCM(27929,27948) = ( 27929 × 27948) / 1
LCM(27929,27948) = 780559692 / 1
LCM(27929,27948) = 780559692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27929 and 27948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27929 and 27948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27929 and 27948.

Prime Factorization of 27929

Prime Factorization of 27948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27929 and 27948.

LCM(27929,27948) = 11¹ × 2539¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 137¹
LCM(27929,27948) = 780559692