What is the Least Common Multiple of 27932 and 27950?

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 27932 and 27950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27932 and 27950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27932,27950) = 2
LCM(27932,27950) = ( 27932 × 27950) / 2
LCM(27932,27950) = 780699400 / 2
LCM(27932,27950) = 390349700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27932 and 27950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27932 and 27950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27932 and 27950.

Prime Factorization of 27932

Prime Factorization of 27950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27932 and 27950.

LCM(27932,27950) = 2² × 6983¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(27932,27950) = 390349700