What is the Least Common Multiple of 30532 and 30536?

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 30532 and 30536 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30532 and 30536, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30532,30536) = 4
LCM(30532,30536) = ( 30532 × 30536) / 4
LCM(30532,30536) = 932325152 / 4
LCM(30532,30536) = 233081288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30532 and 30536 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30532 and 30536. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30532 and 30536.

Prime Factorization of 30532

Prime Factorization of 30536

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30532 and 30536.

LCM(30532,30536) = 2³ × 17¹ × 449¹ × 11¹ × 347¹
LCM(30532,30536) = 233081288