What is the Least Common Multiple of 30470 and 30482?

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 30470 and 30482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30470 and 30482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30470,30482) = 2
LCM(30470,30482) = ( 30470 × 30482) / 2
LCM(30470,30482) = 928786540 / 2
LCM(30470,30482) = 464393270

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30470 and 30482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30470 and 30482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30470 and 30482.

Prime Factorization of 30470

Prime Factorization of 30482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30470 and 30482.

LCM(30470,30482) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 277¹ × 15241¹
LCM(30470,30482) = 464393270