What is the Least Common Multiple of 30204 and 30224?

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 30204 and 30224 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30204 and 30224, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30204,30224) = 4
LCM(30204,30224) = ( 30204 × 30224) / 4
LCM(30204,30224) = 912885696 / 4
LCM(30204,30224) = 228221424

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30204 and 30224 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30204 and 30224. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30204 and 30224.

Prime Factorization of 30204

Prime Factorization of 30224

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30204 and 30224.

LCM(30204,30224) = 2⁴ × 3² × 839¹ × 1889¹
LCM(30204,30224) = 228221424