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What is the Least Common Multiple of 29948 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 (LCM) of 29948 and 29957 is 897152236.

LCM(29948,29957) = 897152236

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Least Common Multiple of 29948 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 29948 and 29957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29948,29957) = 1
LCM(29948,29957) = ( 29948 × 29957) / 1
LCM(29948,29957) = 897152236 / 1
LCM(29948,29957) = 897152236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29948 and 29957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29948 and 29957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29948 and 29957.

Prime Factorization of 29948

Prime factors of 29948 are 2, 7487. Prime factorization of 29948 in exponential form is:

29948 = 22 × 74871

Prime Factorization of 29957

Prime factors of 29957 are 29, 1033. Prime factorization of 29957 in exponential form is:

29957 = 291 × 10331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29948 and 29957.

LCM(29948,29957) = 22 × 74871 × 291 × 10331
LCM(29948,29957) = 897152236