What is the Least Common Multiple of 29901 and 29912?

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 29901 and 29912 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29901 and 29912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29901,29912) = 1
LCM(29901,29912) = ( 29901 × 29912) / 1
LCM(29901,29912) = 894398712 / 1
LCM(29901,29912) = 894398712

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29901 and 29912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29901 and 29912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29901 and 29912.

Prime Factorization of 29901

Prime Factorization of 29912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29901 and 29912.

LCM(29901,29912) = 3¹ × 9967¹ × 2³ × 3739¹
LCM(29901,29912) = 894398712