What is the Least Common Multiple of 29508 and 29523?

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 29508 and 29523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29508 and 29523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29508,29523) = 3
LCM(29508,29523) = ( 29508 × 29523) / 3
LCM(29508,29523) = 871164684 / 3
LCM(29508,29523) = 290388228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29508 and 29523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29508 and 29523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29508 and 29523.

Prime Factorization of 29508

Prime Factorization of 29523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29508 and 29523.

LCM(29508,29523) = 2² × 3¹ × 2459¹ × 13¹ × 757¹
LCM(29508,29523) = 290388228