What is the Least Common Multiple of 29366 and 29372?

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 29366 and 29372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29366 and 29372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29366,29372) = 2
LCM(29366,29372) = ( 29366 × 29372) / 2
LCM(29366,29372) = 862538152 / 2
LCM(29366,29372) = 431269076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29366 and 29372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29366 and 29372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29366 and 29372.

Prime Factorization of 29366

Prime Factorization of 29372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29366 and 29372.

LCM(29366,29372) = 2² × 14683¹ × 7¹ × 1049¹
LCM(29366,29372) = 431269076