What is the Least Common Multiple of 29845 and 29865?

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 29845 and 29865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29845 and 29865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29845,29865) = 5
LCM(29845,29865) = ( 29845 × 29865) / 5
LCM(29845,29865) = 891320925 / 5
LCM(29845,29865) = 178264185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29845 and 29865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29845 and 29865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29845 and 29865.

Prime Factorization of 29845

Prime Factorization of 29865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29845 and 29865.

LCM(29845,29865) = 5¹ × 47¹ × 127¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 181¹
LCM(29845,29865) = 178264185