What is the Least Common Multiple of 29074 and 29086?

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 29074 and 29086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29074 and 29086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29074,29086) = 2
LCM(29074,29086) = ( 29074 × 29086) / 2
LCM(29074,29086) = 845646364 / 2
LCM(29074,29086) = 422823182

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29074 and 29086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29074 and 29086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29074 and 29086.

Prime Factorization of 29074

Prime Factorization of 29086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29074 and 29086.

LCM(29074,29086) = 2¹ × 14537¹ × 14543¹
LCM(29074,29086) = 422823182