What is the Least Common Multiple of 27937 and 27947?

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 27937 and 27947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27937 and 27947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27937,27947) = 1
LCM(27937,27947) = ( 27937 × 27947) / 1
LCM(27937,27947) = 780755339 / 1
LCM(27937,27947) = 780755339

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27937 and 27947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27937 and 27947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27937 and 27947.

Prime Factorization of 27937

Prime Factorization of 27947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27937 and 27947.

LCM(27937,27947) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 307¹ × 27947¹
LCM(27937,27947) = 780755339