What is the Least Common Multiple of 29645 and 29660?

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 29645 and 29660 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29645 and 29660, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29645,29660) = 5
LCM(29645,29660) = ( 29645 × 29660) / 5
LCM(29645,29660) = 879270700 / 5
LCM(29645,29660) = 175854140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29645 and 29660 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29645 and 29660. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29645 and 29660.

Prime Factorization of 29645

Prime Factorization of 29660

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29645 and 29660.

LCM(29645,29660) = 5¹ × 7² × 11² × 2² × 1483¹
LCM(29645,29660) = 175854140