What is the Least Common Multiple of 29916 and 29930?

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 29916 and 29930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29916 and 29930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29916,29930) = 2
LCM(29916,29930) = ( 29916 × 29930) / 2
LCM(29916,29930) = 895385880 / 2
LCM(29916,29930) = 447692940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29916 and 29930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29916 and 29930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29916 and 29930.

Prime Factorization of 29916

Prime Factorization of 29930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29916 and 29930.

LCM(29916,29930) = 2² × 3³ × 277¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 73¹
LCM(29916,29930) = 447692940