What is the Least Common Multiple of 30016 and 30022?

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 30016 and 30022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30016 and 30022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30016,30022) = 2
LCM(30016,30022) = ( 30016 × 30022) / 2
LCM(30016,30022) = 901140352 / 2
LCM(30016,30022) = 450570176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30016 and 30022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30016 and 30022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30016 and 30022.

Prime Factorization of 30016

Prime Factorization of 30022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30016 and 30022.

LCM(30016,30022) = 2⁶ × 7¹ × 67¹ × 17¹ × 883¹
LCM(30016,30022) = 450570176