What is the Least Common Multiple of 29578 and 29582?

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 29578 and 29582 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29578 and 29582, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29578,29582) = 2
LCM(29578,29582) = ( 29578 × 29582) / 2
LCM(29578,29582) = 874976396 / 2
LCM(29578,29582) = 437488198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29578 and 29582 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29578 and 29582. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29578 and 29582.

Prime Factorization of 29578

Prime Factorization of 29582

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29578 and 29582.

LCM(29578,29582) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 643¹ × 7¹ × 2113¹
LCM(29578,29582) = 437488198