What is the Least Common Multiple of 29912 and 29918?

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 29912 and 29918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29912 and 29918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29912,29918) = 2
LCM(29912,29918) = ( 29912 × 29918) / 2
LCM(29912,29918) = 894907216 / 2
LCM(29912,29918) = 447453608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29912 and 29918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29912 and 29918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29912 and 29918.

Prime Factorization of 29912

Prime Factorization of 29918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29912 and 29918.

LCM(29912,29918) = 2³ × 3739¹ × 7¹ × 2137¹
LCM(29912,29918) = 447453608