What is the Least Common Multiple of 30476 and 30494?

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 30476 and 30494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30476 and 30494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30476,30494) = 2
LCM(30476,30494) = ( 30476 × 30494) / 2
LCM(30476,30494) = 929335144 / 2
LCM(30476,30494) = 464667572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30476 and 30494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30476 and 30494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30476 and 30494.

Prime Factorization of 30476

Prime Factorization of 30494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30476 and 30494.

LCM(30476,30494) = 2² × 19¹ × 401¹ × 79¹ × 193¹
LCM(30476,30494) = 464667572