What is the Least Common Multiple of 29752 and 29756?

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 29752 and 29756 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29752 and 29756, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29752,29756) = 4
LCM(29752,29756) = ( 29752 × 29756) / 4
LCM(29752,29756) = 885300512 / 4
LCM(29752,29756) = 221325128

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29752 and 29756 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29752 and 29756. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29752 and 29756.

Prime Factorization of 29752

Prime Factorization of 29756

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29752 and 29756.

LCM(29752,29756) = 2³ × 3719¹ × 43¹ × 173¹
LCM(29752,29756) = 221325128