What is the Least Common Multiple of 29637 and 29657?

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 29637 and 29657 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29637 and 29657, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29637,29657) = 1
LCM(29637,29657) = ( 29637 × 29657) / 1
LCM(29637,29657) = 878944509 / 1
LCM(29637,29657) = 878944509

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29637 and 29657 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29637 and 29657. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29637 and 29657.

Prime Factorization of 29637

Prime Factorization of 29657

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29637 and 29657.

LCM(29637,29657) = 3² × 37¹ × 89¹ × 47¹ × 631¹
LCM(29637,29657) = 878944509