What is the Least Common Multiple of 29574 and 29586?

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 29574 and 29586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29574 and 29586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29574,29586) = 6
LCM(29574,29586) = ( 29574 × 29586) / 6
LCM(29574,29586) = 874976364 / 6
LCM(29574,29586) = 145829394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29574 and 29586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29574 and 29586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29574 and 29586.

Prime Factorization of 29574

Prime Factorization of 29586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29574 and 29586.

LCM(29574,29586) = 2¹ × 3² × 31¹ × 53¹ × 4931¹
LCM(29574,29586) = 145829394