What is the Least Common Multiple of 29855 and 29875?

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 29855 and 29875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29855 and 29875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29855,29875) = 5
LCM(29855,29875) = ( 29855 × 29875) / 5
LCM(29855,29875) = 891918125 / 5
LCM(29855,29875) = 178383625

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29855 and 29875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29855 and 29875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29855 and 29875.

Prime Factorization of 29855

Prime Factorization of 29875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29855 and 29875.

LCM(29855,29875) = 5³ × 7¹ × 853¹ × 239¹
LCM(29855,29875) = 178383625