What is the Least Common Multiple of 29012 and 29016?

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 29012 and 29016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29012 and 29016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29012,29016) = 4
LCM(29012,29016) = ( 29012 × 29016) / 4
LCM(29012,29016) = 841812192 / 4
LCM(29012,29016) = 210453048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29012 and 29016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29012 and 29016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29012 and 29016.

Prime Factorization of 29012

Prime Factorization of 29016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29012 and 29016.

LCM(29012,29016) = 2³ × 7253¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 31¹
LCM(29012,29016) = 210453048