What is the Least Common Multiple of 29442 and 29454?

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 29442 and 29454 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29442 and 29454, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29442,29454) = 6
LCM(29442,29454) = ( 29442 × 29454) / 6
LCM(29442,29454) = 867184668 / 6
LCM(29442,29454) = 144530778

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29442 and 29454 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29442 and 29454. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29442 and 29454.

Prime Factorization of 29442

Prime Factorization of 29454

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29442 and 29454.

LCM(29442,29454) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 701¹ × 4909¹
LCM(29442,29454) = 144530778