What is the Least Common Multiple of 30447 and 30462?

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 30447 and 30462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30447 and 30462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30447,30462) = 3
LCM(30447,30462) = ( 30447 × 30462) / 3
LCM(30447,30462) = 927476514 / 3
LCM(30447,30462) = 309158838

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30447 and 30462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30447 and 30462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30447 and 30462.

Prime Factorization of 30447

Prime Factorization of 30462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30447 and 30462.

LCM(30447,30462) = 3² × 17¹ × 199¹ × 2¹ × 5077¹
LCM(30447,30462) = 309158838