What is the Least Common Multiple of 30468 and 30484?

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 30468 and 30484 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30468 and 30484, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30468,30484) = 4
LCM(30468,30484) = ( 30468 × 30484) / 4
LCM(30468,30484) = 928786512 / 4
LCM(30468,30484) = 232196628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30468 and 30484 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30468 and 30484. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30468 and 30484.

Prime Factorization of 30468

Prime Factorization of 30484

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30468 and 30484.

LCM(30468,30484) = 2² × 3¹ × 2539¹ × 7621¹
LCM(30468,30484) = 232196628