What is the Least Common Multiple of 29642 and 29652?

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 29642 and 29652 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29642 and 29652, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29642,29652) = 2
LCM(29642,29652) = ( 29642 × 29652) / 2
LCM(29642,29652) = 878944584 / 2
LCM(29642,29652) = 439472292

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29642 and 29652 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29642 and 29652. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29642 and 29652.

Prime Factorization of 29642

Prime Factorization of 29652

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29642 and 29652.

LCM(29642,29652) = 2² × 14821¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 353¹
LCM(29642,29652) = 439472292