What is the Least Common Multiple of 30491 and 30503?

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 30491 and 30503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30491 and 30503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30491,30503) = 1
LCM(30491,30503) = ( 30491 × 30503) / 1
LCM(30491,30503) = 930066973 / 1
LCM(30491,30503) = 930066973

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30491 and 30503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30491 and 30503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30491 and 30503.

Prime Factorization of 30491

Prime Factorization of 30503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30491 and 30503.

LCM(30491,30503) = 30491¹ × 11¹ × 47¹ × 59¹
LCM(30491,30503) = 930066973