What is the Least Common Multiple of 29878 and 29896?

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 29878 and 29896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29878 and 29896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29878,29896) = 2
LCM(29878,29896) = ( 29878 × 29896) / 2
LCM(29878,29896) = 893232688 / 2
LCM(29878,29896) = 446616344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29878 and 29896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29878 and 29896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29878 and 29896.

Prime Factorization of 29878

Prime Factorization of 29896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29878 and 29896.

LCM(29878,29896) = 2³ × 14939¹ × 37¹ × 101¹
LCM(29878,29896) = 446616344