What is the Least Common Multiple of 29346 and 29357?

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 29346 and 29357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29346 and 29357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29346,29357) = 1
LCM(29346,29357) = ( 29346 × 29357) / 1
LCM(29346,29357) = 861510522 / 1
LCM(29346,29357) = 861510522

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29346 and 29357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29346 and 29357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29346 and 29357.

Prime Factorization of 29346

Prime Factorization of 29357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29346 and 29357.

LCM(29346,29357) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 73¹ × 31¹ × 947¹
LCM(29346,29357) = 861510522