What is the Least Common Multiple of 30318 and 30333?

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 30318 and 30333 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30318 and 30333, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30318,30333) = 3
LCM(30318,30333) = ( 30318 × 30333) / 3
LCM(30318,30333) = 919635894 / 3
LCM(30318,30333) = 306545298

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30318 and 30333 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30318 and 30333. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30318 and 30333.

Prime Factorization of 30318

Prime Factorization of 30333

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30318 and 30333.

LCM(30318,30333) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 163¹ × 10111¹
LCM(30318,30333) = 306545298