What is the Least Common Multiple of 29797 and 29801?

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 29797 and 29801 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29797 and 29801, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29797,29801) = 1
LCM(29797,29801) = ( 29797 × 29801) / 1
LCM(29797,29801) = 887980397 / 1
LCM(29797,29801) = 887980397

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29797 and 29801 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29797 and 29801. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29797 and 29801.

Prime Factorization of 29797

Prime Factorization of 29801

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29797 and 29801.

LCM(29797,29801) = 83¹ × 359¹ × 17¹ × 1753¹
LCM(29797,29801) = 887980397