What is the Least Common Multiple of 30326 and 30344?

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 30326 and 30344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30326 and 30344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30326,30344) = 2
LCM(30326,30344) = ( 30326 × 30344) / 2
LCM(30326,30344) = 920212144 / 2
LCM(30326,30344) = 460106072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30326 and 30344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30326 and 30344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30326 and 30344.

Prime Factorization of 30326

Prime Factorization of 30344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30326 and 30344.

LCM(30326,30344) = 2³ × 59¹ × 257¹ × 3793¹
LCM(30326,30344) = 460106072