What is the Least Common Multiple of 29850 and 29857?

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 29850 and 29857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29850 and 29857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29850,29857) = 1
LCM(29850,29857) = ( 29850 × 29857) / 1
LCM(29850,29857) = 891231450 / 1
LCM(29850,29857) = 891231450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29850 and 29857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29850 and 29857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29850 and 29857.

Prime Factorization of 29850

Prime Factorization of 29857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29850 and 29857.

LCM(29850,29857) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 199¹ × 73¹ × 409¹
LCM(29850,29857) = 891231450