What is the Least Common Multiple of 29946 and 29956?

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 29946 and 29956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29946 and 29956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29946,29956) = 2
LCM(29946,29956) = ( 29946 × 29956) / 2
LCM(29946,29956) = 897062376 / 2
LCM(29946,29956) = 448531188

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29946 and 29956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29946 and 29956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29946 and 29956.

Prime Factorization of 29946

Prime Factorization of 29956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29946 and 29956.

LCM(29946,29956) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 31¹ × 7489¹
LCM(29946,29956) = 448531188