What is the Least Common Multiple of 29402 and 29422?

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 29402 and 29422 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29402 and 29422, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29402,29422) = 2
LCM(29402,29422) = ( 29402 × 29422) / 2
LCM(29402,29422) = 865065644 / 2
LCM(29402,29422) = 432532822

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29402 and 29422 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29402 and 29422. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29402 and 29422.

Prime Factorization of 29402

Prime Factorization of 29422

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29402 and 29422.

LCM(29402,29422) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 241¹ × 47¹ × 313¹
LCM(29402,29422) = 432532822