What is the Least Common Multiple of 29830 and 29844?

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 29830 and 29844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29830 and 29844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29830,29844) = 2
LCM(29830,29844) = ( 29830 × 29844) / 2
LCM(29830,29844) = 890246520 / 2
LCM(29830,29844) = 445123260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29830 and 29844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29830 and 29844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29830 and 29844.

Prime Factorization of 29830

Prime Factorization of 29844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29830 and 29844.

LCM(29830,29844) = 2² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 157¹ × 3² × 829¹
LCM(29830,29844) = 445123260