What is the Least Common Multiple of 97920 and 97927?

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 97920 and 97927 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97920 and 97927, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97920,97927) = 1
LCM(97920,97927) = ( 97920 × 97927) / 1
LCM(97920,97927) = 9589011840 / 1
LCM(97920,97927) = 9589011840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97920 and 97927 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97920 and 97927. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97920 and 97927.

Prime Factorization of 97920

Prime Factorization of 97927

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97920 and 97927.

LCM(97920,97927) = 2⁷ × 3² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 97927¹
LCM(97920,97927) = 9589011840