What is the Least Common Multiple of 30262 and 30268?

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 30262 and 30268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30262 and 30268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30262,30268) = 2
LCM(30262,30268) = ( 30262 × 30268) / 2
LCM(30262,30268) = 915970216 / 2
LCM(30262,30268) = 457985108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30262 and 30268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30262 and 30268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30262 and 30268.

Prime Factorization of 30262

Prime Factorization of 30268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30262 and 30268.

LCM(30262,30268) = 2² × 15131¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 47¹
LCM(30262,30268) = 457985108