What is the Least Common Multiple of 29156 and 29176?

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 29156 and 29176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29156 and 29176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29156,29176) = 4
LCM(29156,29176) = ( 29156 × 29176) / 4
LCM(29156,29176) = 850655456 / 4
LCM(29156,29176) = 212663864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29156 and 29176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29156 and 29176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29156 and 29176.

Prime Factorization of 29156

Prime Factorization of 29176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29156 and 29176.

LCM(29156,29176) = 2³ × 37¹ × 197¹ × 7¹ × 521¹
LCM(29156,29176) = 212663864