What is the Least Common Multiple of 30014 and 30032?

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 30014 and 30032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30014 and 30032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30014,30032) = 2
LCM(30014,30032) = ( 30014 × 30032) / 2
LCM(30014,30032) = 901380448 / 2
LCM(30014,30032) = 450690224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30014 and 30032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30014 and 30032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30014 and 30032.

Prime Factorization of 30014

Prime Factorization of 30032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30014 and 30032.

LCM(30014,30032) = 2⁴ × 43¹ × 349¹ × 1877¹
LCM(30014,30032) = 450690224