What is the Least Common Multiple of 30285 and 30297?

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 30285 and 30297 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30285 and 30297, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30285,30297) = 3
LCM(30285,30297) = ( 30285 × 30297) / 3
LCM(30285,30297) = 917544645 / 3
LCM(30285,30297) = 305848215

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30285 and 30297 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30285 and 30297. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30285 and 30297.

Prime Factorization of 30285

Prime Factorization of 30297

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30285 and 30297.

LCM(30285,30297) = 3² × 5¹ × 673¹ × 10099¹
LCM(30285,30297) = 305848215