What is the Least Common Multiple of 29993 and 29997?

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 29993 and 29997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29993 and 29997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29993,29997) = 1
LCM(29993,29997) = ( 29993 × 29997) / 1
LCM(29993,29997) = 899700021 / 1
LCM(29993,29997) = 899700021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29993 and 29997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29993 and 29997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29993 and 29997.

Prime Factorization of 29993

Prime Factorization of 29997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29993 and 29997.

LCM(29993,29997) = 89¹ × 337¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 101¹
LCM(29993,29997) = 899700021