What is the Least Common Multiple of 29746 and 29764?

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 29764 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 29764, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29746,29764) = 2
LCM(29746,29764) = ( 29746 × 29764) / 2
LCM(29746,29764) = 885359944 / 2
LCM(29746,29764) = 442679972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29746 and 29764 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29746 and 29764. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29746 and 29764.

Prime Factorization of 29746

Prime Factorization of 29764

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29746 and 29764.

LCM(29746,29764) = 2² × 107¹ × 139¹ × 7¹ × 1063¹
LCM(29746,29764) = 442679972