What is the Least Common Multiple of 29983 and 30003?

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 29983 and 30003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29983 and 30003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29983,30003) = 1
LCM(29983,30003) = ( 29983 × 30003) / 1
LCM(29983,30003) = 899579949 / 1
LCM(29983,30003) = 899579949

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29983 and 30003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29983 and 30003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29983 and 30003.

Prime Factorization of 29983

Prime Factorization of 30003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29983 and 30003.

LCM(29983,30003) = 29983¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 137¹
LCM(29983,30003) = 899579949