What is the Least Common Multiple of 29922 and 29936?

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 29922 and 29936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29922 and 29936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29922,29936) = 2
LCM(29922,29936) = ( 29922 × 29936) / 2
LCM(29922,29936) = 895744992 / 2
LCM(29922,29936) = 447872496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29922 and 29936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29922 and 29936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29922 and 29936.

Prime Factorization of 29922

Prime Factorization of 29936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29922 and 29936.

LCM(29922,29936) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 4987¹ × 1871¹
LCM(29922,29936) = 447872496