What is the Least Common Multiple of 29596 and 29604?

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 29596 and 29604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29596 and 29604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29596,29604) = 4
LCM(29596,29604) = ( 29596 × 29604) / 4
LCM(29596,29604) = 876159984 / 4
LCM(29596,29604) = 219039996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29596 and 29604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29596 and 29604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29596 and 29604.

Prime Factorization of 29596

Prime Factorization of 29604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29596 and 29604.

LCM(29596,29604) = 2² × 7² × 151¹ × 3¹ × 2467¹
LCM(29596,29604) = 219039996