What is the Least Common Multiple of 29470 and 29487?

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 29470 and 29487 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29470 and 29487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29470,29487) = 1
LCM(29470,29487) = ( 29470 × 29487) / 1
LCM(29470,29487) = 868981890 / 1
LCM(29470,29487) = 868981890

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29470 and 29487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29470 and 29487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29470 and 29487.

Prime Factorization of 29470

Prime Factorization of 29487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29470 and 29487.

LCM(29470,29487) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 421¹ × 3¹ × 9829¹
LCM(29470,29487) = 868981890