What is the Least Common Multiple of 29967 and 29974?

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 29967 and 29974 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29967 and 29974, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29967,29974) = 7
LCM(29967,29974) = ( 29967 × 29974) / 7
LCM(29967,29974) = 898230858 / 7
LCM(29967,29974) = 128318694

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29967 and 29974 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29967 and 29974. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29967 and 29974.

Prime Factorization of 29967

Prime Factorization of 29974

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29967 and 29974.

LCM(29967,29974) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1427¹ × 2¹ × 2141¹
LCM(29967,29974) = 128318694