What is the Least Common Multiple of 30018 and 30026?

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 30018 and 30026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30018 and 30026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30018,30026) = 2
LCM(30018,30026) = ( 30018 × 30026) / 2
LCM(30018,30026) = 901320468 / 2
LCM(30018,30026) = 450660234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30018 and 30026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30018 and 30026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30018 and 30026.

Prime Factorization of 30018

Prime Factorization of 30026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30018 and 30026.

LCM(30018,30026) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5003¹ × 15013¹
LCM(30018,30026) = 450660234