What is the Least Common Multiple of 29245 and 29257?

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 29245 and 29257 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29245 and 29257, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29245,29257) = 1
LCM(29245,29257) = ( 29245 × 29257) / 1
LCM(29245,29257) = 855620965 / 1
LCM(29245,29257) = 855620965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29245 and 29257 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29245 and 29257. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29245 and 29257.

Prime Factorization of 29245

Prime Factorization of 29257

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29245 and 29257.

LCM(29245,29257) = 5¹ × 5849¹ × 17¹ × 1721¹
LCM(29245,29257) = 855620965