What is the Least Common Multiple of 28996 and 29002?

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 28996 and 29002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28996 and 29002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28996,29002) = 2
LCM(28996,29002) = ( 28996 × 29002) / 2
LCM(28996,29002) = 840941992 / 2
LCM(28996,29002) = 420470996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28996 and 29002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28996 and 29002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28996 and 29002.

Prime Factorization of 28996

Prime Factorization of 29002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28996 and 29002.

LCM(28996,29002) = 2² × 11¹ × 659¹ × 17¹ × 853¹
LCM(28996,29002) = 420470996