What is the Least Common Multiple of 28996 and 29004?

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 29004 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 29004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28996,29004) = 4
LCM(28996,29004) = ( 28996 × 29004) / 4
LCM(28996,29004) = 840999984 / 4
LCM(28996,29004) = 210249996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28996 and 29004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28996 and 29004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28996 and 29004.

Prime Factorization of 28996

Prime Factorization of 29004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28996 and 29004.

LCM(28996,29004) = 2² × 11¹ × 659¹ × 3¹ × 2417¹
LCM(28996,29004) = 210249996