What is the Least Common Multiple of 30551 and 30568?

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 30551 and 30568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30551 and 30568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30551,30568) = 1
LCM(30551,30568) = ( 30551 × 30568) / 1
LCM(30551,30568) = 933882968 / 1
LCM(30551,30568) = 933882968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30551 and 30568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30551 and 30568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30551 and 30568.

Prime Factorization of 30551

Prime Factorization of 30568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30551 and 30568.

LCM(30551,30568) = 137¹ × 223¹ × 2³ × 3821¹
LCM(30551,30568) = 933882968