What is the Least Common Multiple of 30496 and 30500?

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 30496 and 30500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30496 and 30500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30496,30500) = 4
LCM(30496,30500) = ( 30496 × 30500) / 4
LCM(30496,30500) = 930128000 / 4
LCM(30496,30500) = 232532000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30496 and 30500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30496 and 30500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30496 and 30500.

Prime Factorization of 30496

Prime Factorization of 30500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30496 and 30500.

LCM(30496,30500) = 2⁵ × 953¹ × 5³ × 61¹
LCM(30496,30500) = 232532000