What is the Least Common Multiple of 29455 and 29460?

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 29455 and 29460 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29455 and 29460, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29455,29460) = 5
LCM(29455,29460) = ( 29455 × 29460) / 5
LCM(29455,29460) = 867744300 / 5
LCM(29455,29460) = 173548860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29455 and 29460 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29455 and 29460. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29455 and 29460.

Prime Factorization of 29455

Prime Factorization of 29460

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29455 and 29460.

LCM(29455,29460) = 5¹ × 43¹ × 137¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 491¹
LCM(29455,29460) = 173548860