What is the Least Common Multiple of 29746 and 29752?

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 29746 and 29752 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29746 and 29752, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29746,29752) = 2
LCM(29746,29752) = ( 29746 × 29752) / 2
LCM(29746,29752) = 885002992 / 2
LCM(29746,29752) = 442501496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29746 and 29752 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29746 and 29752. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29746 and 29752.

Prime Factorization of 29746

Prime Factorization of 29752

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29746 and 29752.

LCM(29746,29752) = 2³ × 107¹ × 139¹ × 3719¹
LCM(29746,29752) = 442501496