What is the Least Common Multiple of 29826 and 29832?

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 29826 and 29832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29826 and 29832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29826,29832) = 6
LCM(29826,29832) = ( 29826 × 29832) / 6
LCM(29826,29832) = 889769232 / 6
LCM(29826,29832) = 148294872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29826 and 29832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29826 and 29832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29826 and 29832.

Prime Factorization of 29826

Prime Factorization of 29832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29826 and 29832.

LCM(29826,29832) = 2³ × 3² × 1657¹ × 11¹ × 113¹
LCM(29826,29832) = 148294872