What is the Least Common Multiple of 29468 and 29488?

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 29468 and 29488 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29468 and 29488, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29468,29488) = 4
LCM(29468,29488) = ( 29468 × 29488) / 4
LCM(29468,29488) = 868952384 / 4
LCM(29468,29488) = 217238096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29468 and 29488 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29468 and 29488. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29468 and 29488.

Prime Factorization of 29468

Prime Factorization of 29488

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29468 and 29488.

LCM(29468,29488) = 2⁴ × 53¹ × 139¹ × 19¹ × 97¹
LCM(29468,29488) = 217238096