What is the Least Common Multiple of 29859 and 29864?

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 29859 and 29864 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29859 and 29864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29859,29864) = 1
LCM(29859,29864) = ( 29859 × 29864) / 1
LCM(29859,29864) = 891709176 / 1
LCM(29859,29864) = 891709176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29859 and 29864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29859 and 29864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29859 and 29864.

Prime Factorization of 29859

Prime Factorization of 29864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29859 and 29864.

LCM(29859,29864) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 269¹ × 2³ × 3733¹
LCM(29859,29864) = 891709176