What is the Least Common Multiple of 30186 and 30202?

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 30186 and 30202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30186 and 30202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30186,30202) = 2
LCM(30186,30202) = ( 30186 × 30202) / 2
LCM(30186,30202) = 911677572 / 2
LCM(30186,30202) = 455838786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30186 and 30202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30186 and 30202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30186 and 30202.

Prime Factorization of 30186

Prime Factorization of 30202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30186 and 30202.

LCM(30186,30202) = 2¹ × 3³ × 13¹ × 43¹ × 15101¹
LCM(30186,30202) = 455838786