What is the Least Common Multiple of 29357 and 29373?

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 29357 and 29373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29357 and 29373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29357,29373) = 1
LCM(29357,29373) = ( 29357 × 29373) / 1
LCM(29357,29373) = 862303161 / 1
LCM(29357,29373) = 862303161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29357 and 29373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29357 and 29373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29357 and 29373.

Prime Factorization of 29357

Prime Factorization of 29373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29357 and 29373.

LCM(29357,29373) = 31¹ × 947¹ × 3¹ × 9791¹
LCM(29357,29373) = 862303161