What is the Least Common Multiple of 30505 and 30516?

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 30505 and 30516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30505 and 30516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30505,30516) = 1
LCM(30505,30516) = ( 30505 × 30516) / 1
LCM(30505,30516) = 930890580 / 1
LCM(30505,30516) = 930890580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30505 and 30516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30505 and 30516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30505 and 30516.

Prime Factorization of 30505

Prime Factorization of 30516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30505 and 30516.

LCM(30505,30516) = 5¹ × 6101¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 2543¹
LCM(30505,30516) = 930890580