What is the Least Common Multiple of 30148 and 30162?

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 30148 and 30162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30148 and 30162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30148,30162) = 2
LCM(30148,30162) = ( 30148 × 30162) / 2
LCM(30148,30162) = 909323976 / 2
LCM(30148,30162) = 454661988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30148 and 30162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30148 and 30162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30148 and 30162.

Prime Factorization of 30148

Prime Factorization of 30162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30148 and 30162.

LCM(30148,30162) = 2² × 7537¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 457¹
LCM(30148,30162) = 454661988