What is the Least Common Multiple of 30038 and 30042?

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 30038 and 30042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30038 and 30042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30038,30042) = 2
LCM(30038,30042) = ( 30038 × 30042) / 2
LCM(30038,30042) = 902401596 / 2
LCM(30038,30042) = 451200798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30038 and 30042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30038 and 30042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30038 and 30042.

Prime Factorization of 30038

Prime Factorization of 30042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30038 and 30042.

LCM(30038,30042) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 653¹ × 3² × 1669¹
LCM(30038,30042) = 451200798