What is the Least Common Multiple of 29953 and 29971?

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 29953 and 29971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29953 and 29971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29953,29971) = 1
LCM(29953,29971) = ( 29953 × 29971) / 1
LCM(29953,29971) = 897721363 / 1
LCM(29953,29971) = 897721363

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29953 and 29971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29953 and 29971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29953 and 29971.

Prime Factorization of 29953

Prime Factorization of 29971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29953 and 29971.

LCM(29953,29971) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 389¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 43¹
LCM(29953,29971) = 897721363