What is the Least Common Multiple of 29863 and 29874?

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 29863 and 29874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29863 and 29874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29863,29874) = 1
LCM(29863,29874) = ( 29863 × 29874) / 1
LCM(29863,29874) = 892127262 / 1
LCM(29863,29874) = 892127262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29863 and 29874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29863 and 29874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29863 and 29874.

Prime Factorization of 29863

Prime Factorization of 29874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29863 and 29874.

LCM(29863,29874) = 29863¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 383¹
LCM(29863,29874) = 892127262