What is the Least Common Multiple of 29844 and 29848?

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 29844 and 29848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29844 and 29848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29844,29848) = 4
LCM(29844,29848) = ( 29844 × 29848) / 4
LCM(29844,29848) = 890783712 / 4
LCM(29844,29848) = 222695928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29844 and 29848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29844 and 29848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29844 and 29848.

Prime Factorization of 29844

Prime Factorization of 29848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29844 and 29848.

LCM(29844,29848) = 2³ × 3² × 829¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 41¹
LCM(29844,29848) = 222695928