What is the Least Common Multiple of 29684 and 29690?

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 29684 and 29690 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29684 and 29690, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29684,29690) = 2
LCM(29684,29690) = ( 29684 × 29690) / 2
LCM(29684,29690) = 881317960 / 2
LCM(29684,29690) = 440658980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29684 and 29690 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29684 and 29690. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29684 and 29690.

Prime Factorization of 29684

Prime Factorization of 29690

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29684 and 29690.

LCM(29684,29690) = 2² × 41¹ × 181¹ × 5¹ × 2969¹
LCM(29684,29690) = 440658980