What is the Least Common Multiple of 30231 and 30247?

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 30231 and 30247 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30231 and 30247, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30231,30247) = 1
LCM(30231,30247) = ( 30231 × 30247) / 1
LCM(30231,30247) = 914397057 / 1
LCM(30231,30247) = 914397057

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30231 and 30247 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30231 and 30247. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30231 and 30247.

Prime Factorization of 30231

Prime Factorization of 30247

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30231 and 30247.

LCM(30231,30247) = 3² × 3359¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 149¹
LCM(30231,30247) = 914397057