What is the Least Common Multiple of 29586 and 29598?

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 29586 and 29598 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29586 and 29598, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29586,29598) = 6
LCM(29586,29598) = ( 29586 × 29598) / 6
LCM(29586,29598) = 875686428 / 6
LCM(29586,29598) = 145947738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29586 and 29598 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29586 and 29598. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29586 and 29598.

Prime Factorization of 29586

Prime Factorization of 29598

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29586 and 29598.

LCM(29586,29598) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4931¹ × 4933¹
LCM(29586,29598) = 145947738