What is the Least Common Multiple of 29999 and 30019?

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 30019 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 30019, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29999,30019) = 1
LCM(29999,30019) = ( 29999 × 30019) / 1
LCM(29999,30019) = 900539981 / 1
LCM(29999,30019) = 900539981

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29999 and 30019 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29999 and 30019. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29999 and 30019.

Prime Factorization of 29999

Prime Factorization of 30019

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29999 and 30019.

LCM(29999,30019) = 131¹ × 229¹ × 11¹ × 2729¹
LCM(29999,30019) = 900539981