What is the Least Common Multiple of 30442 and 30448?

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 30442 and 30448 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30442 and 30448, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30442,30448) = 2
LCM(30442,30448) = ( 30442 × 30448) / 2
LCM(30442,30448) = 926898016 / 2
LCM(30442,30448) = 463449008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30442 and 30448 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30442 and 30448. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30442 and 30448.

Prime Factorization of 30442

Prime Factorization of 30448

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30442 and 30448.

LCM(30442,30448) = 2⁴ × 31¹ × 491¹ × 11¹ × 173¹
LCM(30442,30448) = 463449008