What is the Least Common Multiple of 29418 and 29427?

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 29418 and 29427 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29418 and 29427, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29418,29427) = 3
LCM(29418,29427) = ( 29418 × 29427) / 3
LCM(29418,29427) = 865683486 / 3
LCM(29418,29427) = 288561162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29418 and 29427 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29418 and 29427. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29418 and 29427.

Prime Factorization of 29418

Prime Factorization of 29427

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29418 and 29427.

LCM(29418,29427) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4903¹ × 17¹ × 577¹
LCM(29418,29427) = 288561162