What is the Least Common Multiple of 29851 and 29860?

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 29851 and 29860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29851 and 29860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29851,29860) = 1
LCM(29851,29860) = ( 29851 × 29860) / 1
LCM(29851,29860) = 891350860 / 1
LCM(29851,29860) = 891350860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29851 and 29860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29851 and 29860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29851 and 29860.

Prime Factorization of 29851

Prime Factorization of 29860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29851 and 29860.

LCM(29851,29860) = 29851¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 1493¹
LCM(29851,29860) = 891350860