What is the Least Common Multiple of 29661 and 29679?

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 29661 and 29679 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29661 and 29679, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29661,29679) = 3
LCM(29661,29679) = ( 29661 × 29679) / 3
LCM(29661,29679) = 880308819 / 3
LCM(29661,29679) = 293436273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29661 and 29679 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29661 and 29679. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29661 and 29679.

Prime Factorization of 29661

Prime Factorization of 29679

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29661 and 29679.

LCM(29661,29679) = 3¹ × 9887¹ × 13¹ × 761¹
LCM(29661,29679) = 293436273