What is the Least Common Multiple of 29872 and 29878?

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 29872 and 29878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29872 and 29878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29872,29878) = 2
LCM(29872,29878) = ( 29872 × 29878) / 2
LCM(29872,29878) = 892515616 / 2
LCM(29872,29878) = 446257808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29872 and 29878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29872 and 29878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29872 and 29878.

Prime Factorization of 29872

Prime Factorization of 29878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29872 and 29878.

LCM(29872,29878) = 2⁴ × 1867¹ × 14939¹
LCM(29872,29878) = 446257808