What is the Least Common Multiple of 30118 and 30124?

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 30118 and 30124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30118 and 30124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30118,30124) = 2
LCM(30118,30124) = ( 30118 × 30124) / 2
LCM(30118,30124) = 907274632 / 2
LCM(30118,30124) = 453637316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30118 and 30124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30118 and 30124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30118 and 30124.

Prime Factorization of 30118

Prime Factorization of 30124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30118 and 30124.

LCM(30118,30124) = 2² × 11¹ × 37² × 17¹ × 443¹
LCM(30118,30124) = 453637316