What is the Least Common Multiple of 29396 and 29409?

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 29396 and 29409 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29396 and 29409, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29396,29409) = 1
LCM(29396,29409) = ( 29396 × 29409) / 1
LCM(29396,29409) = 864506964 / 1
LCM(29396,29409) = 864506964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29396 and 29409 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29396 and 29409. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29396 and 29409.

Prime Factorization of 29396

Prime Factorization of 29409

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29396 and 29409.

LCM(29396,29409) = 2² × 7349¹ × 3¹ × 9803¹
LCM(29396,29409) = 864506964