What is the Least Common Multiple of 30038 and 30043?

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 30043 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 30043, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30038,30043) = 1
LCM(30038,30043) = ( 30038 × 30043) / 1
LCM(30038,30043) = 902431634 / 1
LCM(30038,30043) = 902431634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30038 and 30043 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30038 and 30043. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30038 and 30043.

Prime Factorization of 30038

Prime Factorization of 30043

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30038 and 30043.

LCM(30038,30043) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 653¹ × 13¹ × 2311¹
LCM(30038,30043) = 902431634