What is the Least Common Multiple of 30018 and 30033?

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 30033 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 30033, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30018,30033) = 3
LCM(30018,30033) = ( 30018 × 30033) / 3
LCM(30018,30033) = 901530594 / 3
LCM(30018,30033) = 300510198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30018 and 30033 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30018 and 30033. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30018 and 30033.

Prime Factorization of 30018

Prime Factorization of 30033

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30018 and 30033.

LCM(30018,30033) = 2¹ × 3² × 5003¹ × 47¹ × 71¹
LCM(30018,30033) = 300510198