What is the Least Common Multiple of 30056 and 30076?

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 30056 and 30076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30056 and 30076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30056,30076) = 4
LCM(30056,30076) = ( 30056 × 30076) / 4
LCM(30056,30076) = 903964256 / 4
LCM(30056,30076) = 225991064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30056 and 30076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30056 and 30076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30056 and 30076.

Prime Factorization of 30056

Prime Factorization of 30076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30056 and 30076.

LCM(30056,30076) = 2³ × 13¹ × 17² × 73¹ × 103¹
LCM(30056,30076) = 225991064