What is the Least Common Multiple of 29488 and 29504?

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 29488 and 29504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29488 and 29504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29488,29504) = 16
LCM(29488,29504) = ( 29488 × 29504) / 16
LCM(29488,29504) = 870013952 / 16
LCM(29488,29504) = 54375872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29488 and 29504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29488 and 29504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29488 and 29504.

Prime Factorization of 29488

Prime Factorization of 29504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29488 and 29504.

LCM(29488,29504) = 2⁶ × 19¹ × 97¹ × 461¹
LCM(29488,29504) = 54375872