What is the Least Common Multiple of 30242 and 30262?

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 30242 and 30262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30242 and 30262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30242,30262) = 2
LCM(30242,30262) = ( 30242 × 30262) / 2
LCM(30242,30262) = 915183404 / 2
LCM(30242,30262) = 457591702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30242 and 30262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30242 and 30262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30242 and 30262.

Prime Factorization of 30242

Prime Factorization of 30262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30242 and 30262.

LCM(30242,30262) = 2¹ × 15121¹ × 15131¹
LCM(30242,30262) = 457591702