What is the Least Common Multiple of 29820 and 29826?

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 29820 and 29826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29820 and 29826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29820,29826) = 6
LCM(29820,29826) = ( 29820 × 29826) / 6
LCM(29820,29826) = 889411320 / 6
LCM(29820,29826) = 148235220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29820 and 29826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29820 and 29826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29820 and 29826.

Prime Factorization of 29820

Prime Factorization of 29826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29820 and 29826.

LCM(29820,29826) = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 71¹ × 1657¹
LCM(29820,29826) = 148235220