What is the Least Common Multiple of 29559 and 29577?

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 29559 and 29577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29559 and 29577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29559,29577) = 3
LCM(29559,29577) = ( 29559 × 29577) / 3
LCM(29559,29577) = 874266543 / 3
LCM(29559,29577) = 291422181

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29559 and 29577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29559 and 29577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29559 and 29577.

Prime Factorization of 29559

Prime Factorization of 29577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29559 and 29577.

LCM(29559,29577) = 3¹ × 59¹ × 167¹ × 9859¹
LCM(29559,29577) = 291422181