What is the Least Common Multiple of 29432 and 29446?

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 29432 and 29446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29432 and 29446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29432,29446) = 2
LCM(29432,29446) = ( 29432 × 29446) / 2
LCM(29432,29446) = 866654672 / 2
LCM(29432,29446) = 433327336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29432 and 29446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29432 and 29446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29432 and 29446.

Prime Factorization of 29432

Prime Factorization of 29446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29432 and 29446.

LCM(29432,29446) = 2³ × 13¹ × 283¹ × 14723¹
LCM(29432,29446) = 433327336