What is the Least Common Multiple of 29662 and 29666?

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 29662 and 29666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29662 and 29666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29662,29666) = 2
LCM(29662,29666) = ( 29662 × 29666) / 2
LCM(29662,29666) = 879952892 / 2
LCM(29662,29666) = 439976446

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29662 and 29666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29662 and 29666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29662 and 29666.

Prime Factorization of 29662

Prime Factorization of 29666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29662 and 29666.

LCM(29662,29666) = 2¹ × 14831¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 163¹
LCM(29662,29666) = 439976446