What is the Least Common Multiple of 30060 and 30072?

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 30060 and 30072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30060 and 30072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30060,30072) = 12
LCM(30060,30072) = ( 30060 × 30072) / 12
LCM(30060,30072) = 903964320 / 12
LCM(30060,30072) = 75330360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30060 and 30072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30060 and 30072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30060 and 30072.

Prime Factorization of 30060

Prime Factorization of 30072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30060 and 30072.

LCM(30060,30072) = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 167¹ × 7¹ × 179¹
LCM(30060,30072) = 75330360