What is the Least Common Multiple of 27947 and 27957?

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 27947 and 27957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27947 and 27957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27947,27957) = 1
LCM(27947,27957) = ( 27947 × 27957) / 1
LCM(27947,27957) = 781314279 / 1
LCM(27947,27957) = 781314279

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27947 and 27957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27947 and 27957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27947 and 27957.

Prime Factorization of 27947

Prime Factorization of 27957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27947 and 27957.

LCM(27947,27957) = 27947¹ × 3¹ × 9319¹
LCM(27947,27957) = 781314279