What is the Least Common Multiple of 29502 and 29508?

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 29502 and 29508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29502 and 29508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29502,29508) = 6
LCM(29502,29508) = ( 29502 × 29508) / 6
LCM(29502,29508) = 870545016 / 6
LCM(29502,29508) = 145090836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29502 and 29508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29502 and 29508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29502 and 29508.

Prime Factorization of 29502

Prime Factorization of 29508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29502 and 29508.

LCM(29502,29508) = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 149¹ × 2459¹
LCM(29502,29508) = 145090836