What is the Least Common Multiple of 29881 and 29885?

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 29881 and 29885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29881 and 29885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29881,29885) = 1
LCM(29881,29885) = ( 29881 × 29885) / 1
LCM(29881,29885) = 892993685 / 1
LCM(29881,29885) = 892993685

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29881 and 29885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29881 and 29885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29881 and 29885.

Prime Factorization of 29881

Prime Factorization of 29885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29881 and 29885.

LCM(29881,29885) = 29881¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 139¹
LCM(29881,29885) = 892993685