What is the Least Common Multiple of 30462 and 30480?

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 30462 and 30480 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30462 and 30480, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30462,30480) = 6
LCM(30462,30480) = ( 30462 × 30480) / 6
LCM(30462,30480) = 928481760 / 6
LCM(30462,30480) = 154746960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30462 and 30480 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30462 and 30480. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30462 and 30480.

Prime Factorization of 30462

Prime Factorization of 30480

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30462 and 30480.

LCM(30462,30480) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5077¹ × 5¹ × 127¹
LCM(30462,30480) = 154746960