What is the Least Common Multiple of 29848 and 29852?

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 29848 and 29852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29848 and 29852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29848,29852) = 4
LCM(29848,29852) = ( 29848 × 29852) / 4
LCM(29848,29852) = 891022496 / 4
LCM(29848,29852) = 222755624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29848 and 29852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29848 and 29852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29848 and 29852.

Prime Factorization of 29848

Prime Factorization of 29852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29848 and 29852.

LCM(29848,29852) = 2³ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 41¹ × 17¹ × 439¹
LCM(29848,29852) = 222755624