What is the Least Common Multiple of 30532 and 30552?

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 30552 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 30552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30532,30552) = 4
LCM(30532,30552) = ( 30532 × 30552) / 4
LCM(30532,30552) = 932813664 / 4
LCM(30532,30552) = 233203416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30532 and 30552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30532 and 30552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30532 and 30552.

Prime Factorization of 30532

Prime Factorization of 30552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30532 and 30552.

LCM(30532,30552) = 2³ × 17¹ × 449¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 67¹
LCM(30532,30552) = 233203416