What is the Least Common Multiple of 29038 and 29042?

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 29038 and 29042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29038 and 29042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29038,29042) = 2
LCM(29038,29042) = ( 29038 × 29042) / 2
LCM(29038,29042) = 843321596 / 2
LCM(29038,29042) = 421660798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29038 and 29042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29038 and 29042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29038 and 29042.

Prime Factorization of 29038

Prime Factorization of 29042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29038 and 29042.

LCM(29038,29042) = 2¹ × 14519¹ × 13¹ × 1117¹
LCM(29038,29042) = 421660798