What is the Least Common Multiple of 30044 and 30060?

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 30044 and 30060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30044 and 30060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30044,30060) = 4
LCM(30044,30060) = ( 30044 × 30060) / 4
LCM(30044,30060) = 903122640 / 4
LCM(30044,30060) = 225780660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30044 and 30060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30044 and 30060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30044 and 30060.

Prime Factorization of 30044

Prime Factorization of 30060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30044 and 30060.

LCM(30044,30060) = 2² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 37¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 167¹
LCM(30044,30060) = 225780660