What is the Least Common Multiple of 29941 and 29957?

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 29941 and 29957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29941 and 29957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29941,29957) = 1
LCM(29941,29957) = ( 29941 × 29957) / 1
LCM(29941,29957) = 896942537 / 1
LCM(29941,29957) = 896942537

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29941 and 29957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29941 and 29957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29941 and 29957.

Prime Factorization of 29941

Prime Factorization of 29957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29941 and 29957.

LCM(29941,29957) = 79¹ × 379¹ × 29¹ × 1033¹
LCM(29941,29957) = 896942537