What is the Least Common Multiple of 29342 and 29348?

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 29342 and 29348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29342 and 29348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29342,29348) = 2
LCM(29342,29348) = ( 29342 × 29348) / 2
LCM(29342,29348) = 861129016 / 2
LCM(29342,29348) = 430564508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29342 and 29348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29342 and 29348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29342 and 29348.

Prime Factorization of 29342

Prime Factorization of 29348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29342 and 29348.

LCM(29342,29348) = 2² × 17¹ × 863¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 29¹
LCM(29342,29348) = 430564508