What is the Least Common Multiple of 29868 and 29886?

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 29868 and 29886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29868 and 29886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29868,29886) = 6
LCM(29868,29886) = ( 29868 × 29886) / 6
LCM(29868,29886) = 892635048 / 6
LCM(29868,29886) = 148772508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29868 and 29886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29868 and 29886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29868 and 29886.

Prime Factorization of 29868

Prime Factorization of 29886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29868 and 29886.

LCM(29868,29886) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 131¹ × 17¹ × 293¹
LCM(29868,29886) = 148772508