What is the Least Common Multiple of 29215 and 29220?

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 29215 and 29220 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29215 and 29220, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29215,29220) = 5
LCM(29215,29220) = ( 29215 × 29220) / 5
LCM(29215,29220) = 853662300 / 5
LCM(29215,29220) = 170732460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29215 and 29220 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29215 and 29220. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29215 and 29220.

Prime Factorization of 29215

Prime Factorization of 29220

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29215 and 29220.

LCM(29215,29220) = 5¹ × 5843¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 487¹
LCM(29215,29220) = 170732460