What is the Least Common Multiple of 30261 and 30266?

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 30261 and 30266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30261 and 30266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30261,30266) = 1
LCM(30261,30266) = ( 30261 × 30266) / 1
LCM(30261,30266) = 915879426 / 1
LCM(30261,30266) = 915879426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30261 and 30266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30261 and 30266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30261 and 30266.

Prime Factorization of 30261

Prime Factorization of 30266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30261 and 30266.

LCM(30261,30266) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 131¹ × 2¹ × 37¹ × 409¹
LCM(30261,30266) = 915879426