What is the Least Common Multiple of 29491 and 29502?

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 29491 and 29502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29491 and 29502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29491,29502) = 11
LCM(29491,29502) = ( 29491 × 29502) / 11
LCM(29491,29502) = 870043482 / 11
LCM(29491,29502) = 79094862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29491 and 29502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29491 and 29502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29491 and 29502.

Prime Factorization of 29491

Prime Factorization of 29502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29491 and 29502.

LCM(29491,29502) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 383¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 149¹
LCM(29491,29502) = 79094862