What is the Least Common Multiple of 27942 and 27956?

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 27942 and 27956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27942 and 27956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27942,27956) = 2
LCM(27942,27956) = ( 27942 × 27956) / 2
LCM(27942,27956) = 781146552 / 2
LCM(27942,27956) = 390573276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27942 and 27956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27942 and 27956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27942 and 27956.

Prime Factorization of 27942

Prime Factorization of 27956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27942 and 27956.

LCM(27942,27956) = 2² × 3¹ × 4657¹ × 29¹ × 241¹
LCM(27942,27956) = 390573276