What is the Least Common Multiple of 29478 and 29486?

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 29478 and 29486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29478 and 29486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29478,29486) = 2
LCM(29478,29486) = ( 29478 × 29486) / 2
LCM(29478,29486) = 869188308 / 2
LCM(29478,29486) = 434594154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29478 and 29486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29478 and 29486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29478 and 29486.

Prime Factorization of 29478

Prime Factorization of 29486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29478 and 29486.

LCM(29478,29486) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17³ × 23¹ × 641¹
LCM(29478,29486) = 434594154