What is the Least Common Multiple of 27936 and 27941?

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 27936 and 27941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27936 and 27941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27936,27941) = 1
LCM(27936,27941) = ( 27936 × 27941) / 1
LCM(27936,27941) = 780559776 / 1
LCM(27936,27941) = 780559776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27936 and 27941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27936 and 27941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27936 and 27941.

Prime Factorization of 27936

Prime Factorization of 27941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27936 and 27941.

LCM(27936,27941) = 2⁵ × 3² × 97¹ × 27941¹
LCM(27936,27941) = 780559776