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What is the Least Common Multiple of 29730 and 29740?

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 (LCM) of 29730 and 29740 is 88417020.

LCM(29730,29740) = 88417020

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Least Common Multiple of 29730 and 29740 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29730 and 29740, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29730,29740) = 10
LCM(29730,29740) = ( 29730 × 29740) / 10
LCM(29730,29740) = 884170200 / 10
LCM(29730,29740) = 88417020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29730 and 29740 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29730 and 29740. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29730 and 29740.

Prime Factorization of 29730

Prime factors of 29730 are 2, 3, 5, 991. Prime factorization of 29730 in exponential form is:

29730 = 21 × 31 × 51 × 9911

Prime Factorization of 29740

Prime factors of 29740 are 2, 5, 1487. Prime factorization of 29740 in exponential form is:

29740 = 22 × 51 × 14871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29730 and 29740.

LCM(29730,29740) = 22 × 31 × 51 × 9911 × 14871
LCM(29730,29740) = 88417020