What is the Least Common Multiple of 29396 and 29412?

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 29412 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 29412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29396,29412) = 4
LCM(29396,29412) = ( 29396 × 29412) / 4
LCM(29396,29412) = 864595152 / 4
LCM(29396,29412) = 216148788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29396 and 29412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29396 and 29412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29396 and 29412.

Prime Factorization of 29396

Prime Factorization of 29412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29396 and 29412.

LCM(29396,29412) = 2² × 7349¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 43¹
LCM(29396,29412) = 216148788