What is the Least Common Multiple of 30386 and 30396?

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 30386 and 30396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30386 and 30396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30386,30396) = 2
LCM(30386,30396) = ( 30386 × 30396) / 2
LCM(30386,30396) = 923612856 / 2
LCM(30386,30396) = 461806428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30386 and 30396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30386 and 30396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30386 and 30396.

Prime Factorization of 30386

Prime Factorization of 30396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30386 and 30396.

LCM(30386,30396) = 2² × 15193¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 149¹
LCM(30386,30396) = 461806428