What is the Least Common Multiple of 29830 and 29846?

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 29846 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 29846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29830,29846) = 2
LCM(29830,29846) = ( 29830 × 29846) / 2
LCM(29830,29846) = 890306180 / 2
LCM(29830,29846) = 445153090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29830 and 29846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29830 and 29846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29830 and 29846.

Prime Factorization of 29830

Prime Factorization of 29846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29830 and 29846.

LCM(29830,29846) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 157¹ × 14923¹
LCM(29830,29846) = 445153090