What is the Least Common Multiple of 30436 and 30444?

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 30436 and 30444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30436 and 30444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30436,30444) = 4
LCM(30436,30444) = ( 30436 × 30444) / 4
LCM(30436,30444) = 926593584 / 4
LCM(30436,30444) = 231648396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30436 and 30444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30436 and 30444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30436 and 30444.

Prime Factorization of 30436

Prime Factorization of 30444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30436 and 30444.

LCM(30436,30444) = 2² × 7¹ × 1087¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 59¹
LCM(30436,30444) = 231648396