What is the Least Common Multiple of 27939 and 27954?

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 27939 and 27954 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27939 and 27954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27939,27954) = 3
LCM(27939,27954) = ( 27939 × 27954) / 3
LCM(27939,27954) = 781006806 / 3
LCM(27939,27954) = 260335602

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27939 and 27954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27939 and 27954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27939 and 27954.

Prime Factorization of 27939

Prime Factorization of 27954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27939 and 27954.

LCM(27939,27954) = 3² × 67¹ × 139¹ × 2¹ × 1553¹
LCM(27939,27954) = 260335602