What is the Least Common Multiple of 30346 and 30364?

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 30346 and 30364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30346 and 30364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30346,30364) = 2
LCM(30346,30364) = ( 30346 × 30364) / 2
LCM(30346,30364) = 921425944 / 2
LCM(30346,30364) = 460712972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30346 and 30364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30346 and 30364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30346 and 30364.

Prime Factorization of 30346

Prime Factorization of 30364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30346 and 30364.

LCM(30346,30364) = 2² × 15173¹ × 7591¹
LCM(30346,30364) = 460712972