What is the Least Common Multiple of 29474 and 29491?

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 29474 and 29491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29474 and 29491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29474,29491) = 1
LCM(29474,29491) = ( 29474 × 29491) / 1
LCM(29474,29491) = 869217734 / 1
LCM(29474,29491) = 869217734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29474 and 29491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29474 and 29491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29474 and 29491.

Prime Factorization of 29474

Prime Factorization of 29491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29474 and 29491.

LCM(29474,29491) = 2¹ × 14737¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 383¹
LCM(29474,29491) = 869217734