What is the Least Common Multiple of 29999 and 30011?

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 29999 and 30011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29999 and 30011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29999,30011) = 1
LCM(29999,30011) = ( 29999 × 30011) / 1
LCM(29999,30011) = 900299989 / 1
LCM(29999,30011) = 900299989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29999 and 30011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29999 and 30011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29999 and 30011.

Prime Factorization of 29999

Prime Factorization of 30011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29999 and 30011.

LCM(29999,30011) = 131¹ × 229¹ × 30011¹
LCM(29999,30011) = 900299989