What is the Least Common Multiple of 29302 and 29308?

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 29302 and 29308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29302 and 29308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29302,29308) = 2
LCM(29302,29308) = ( 29302 × 29308) / 2
LCM(29302,29308) = 858783016 / 2
LCM(29302,29308) = 429391508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29302 and 29308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29302 and 29308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29302 and 29308.

Prime Factorization of 29302

Prime Factorization of 29308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29302 and 29308.

LCM(29302,29308) = 2² × 7² × 13¹ × 23¹ × 17¹ × 431¹
LCM(29302,29308) = 429391508