What is the Least Common Multiple of 29372 and 29388?

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 29388 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 29388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29372,29388) = 4
LCM(29372,29388) = ( 29372 × 29388) / 4
LCM(29372,29388) = 863184336 / 4
LCM(29372,29388) = 215796084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29372 and 29388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29372 and 29388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29372 and 29388.

Prime Factorization of 29372

Prime Factorization of 29388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29372 and 29388.

LCM(29372,29388) = 2² × 7¹ × 1049¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 79¹
LCM(29372,29388) = 215796084