What is the Least Common Multiple of 29420 and 29431?

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 29420 and 29431 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29420 and 29431, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29420,29431) = 1
LCM(29420,29431) = ( 29420 × 29431) / 1
LCM(29420,29431) = 865860020 / 1
LCM(29420,29431) = 865860020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29420 and 29431 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29420 and 29431. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29420 and 29431.

Prime Factorization of 29420

Prime Factorization of 29431

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29420 and 29431.

LCM(29420,29431) = 2² × 5¹ × 1471¹ × 19¹ × 1549¹
LCM(29420,29431) = 865860020