What is the Least Common Multiple of 29756 and 29766?

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 29756 and 29766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29756 and 29766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29756,29766) = 2
LCM(29756,29766) = ( 29756 × 29766) / 2
LCM(29756,29766) = 885717096 / 2
LCM(29756,29766) = 442858548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29756 and 29766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29756 and 29766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29756 and 29766.

Prime Factorization of 29756

Prime Factorization of 29766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29756 and 29766.

LCM(29756,29766) = 2² × 43¹ × 173¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 41¹
LCM(29756,29766) = 442858548