What is the Least Common Multiple of 29372 and 29377?

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 29372 and 29377 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29372 and 29377, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29372,29377) = 1
LCM(29372,29377) = ( 29372 × 29377) / 1
LCM(29372,29377) = 862861244 / 1
LCM(29372,29377) = 862861244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29372 and 29377 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29372 and 29377. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29372 and 29377.

Prime Factorization of 29372

Prime Factorization of 29377

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29372 and 29377.

LCM(29372,29377) = 2² × 7¹ × 1049¹ × 29¹ × 1013¹
LCM(29372,29377) = 862861244