What is the Least Common Multiple of 30036 and 30051?

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 30036 and 30051 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30036 and 30051, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30036,30051) = 3
LCM(30036,30051) = ( 30036 × 30051) / 3
LCM(30036,30051) = 902611836 / 3
LCM(30036,30051) = 300870612

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30036 and 30051 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30036 and 30051. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30036 and 30051.

Prime Factorization of 30036

Prime Factorization of 30051

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30036 and 30051.

LCM(30036,30051) = 2² × 3⁴ × 2503¹ × 7¹ × 53¹
LCM(30036,30051) = 300870612