What is the Least Common Multiple of 30356 and 30376?

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 30356 and 30376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30356 and 30376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30356,30376) = 4
LCM(30356,30376) = ( 30356 × 30376) / 4
LCM(30356,30376) = 922093856 / 4
LCM(30356,30376) = 230523464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30356 and 30376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30356 and 30376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30356 and 30376.

Prime Factorization of 30356

Prime Factorization of 30376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30356 and 30376.

LCM(30356,30376) = 2³ × 7589¹ × 3797¹
LCM(30356,30376) = 230523464