What is the Least Common Multiple of 29043 and 29057?

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 29043 and 29057 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29043 and 29057, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29043,29057) = 7
LCM(29043,29057) = ( 29043 × 29057) / 7
LCM(29043,29057) = 843902451 / 7
LCM(29043,29057) = 120557493

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29043 and 29057 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29043 and 29057. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29043 and 29057.

Prime Factorization of 29043

Prime Factorization of 29057

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29043 and 29057.

LCM(29043,29057) = 3² × 7² × 461¹ × 593¹
LCM(29043,29057) = 120557493