What is the Least Common Multiple of 29620 and 29637?

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 29620 and 29637 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29620 and 29637, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29620,29637) = 1
LCM(29620,29637) = ( 29620 × 29637) / 1
LCM(29620,29637) = 877847940 / 1
LCM(29620,29637) = 877847940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29620 and 29637 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29620 and 29637. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29620 and 29637.

Prime Factorization of 29620

Prime Factorization of 29637

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29620 and 29637.

LCM(29620,29637) = 2² × 5¹ × 1481¹ × 3² × 37¹ × 89¹
LCM(29620,29637) = 877847940