What is the Least Common Multiple of 29859 and 29873?

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 29873 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 29873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29859,29873) = 1
LCM(29859,29873) = ( 29859 × 29873) / 1
LCM(29859,29873) = 891977907 / 1
LCM(29859,29873) = 891977907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29859 and 29873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29859 and 29873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29859 and 29873.

Prime Factorization of 29859

Prime Factorization of 29873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29859 and 29873.

LCM(29859,29873) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 269¹ × 29873¹
LCM(29859,29873) = 891977907