What is the Least Common Multiple of 30564 and 30579?

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 30564 and 30579 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30564 and 30579, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30564,30579) = 3
LCM(30564,30579) = ( 30564 × 30579) / 3
LCM(30564,30579) = 934616556 / 3
LCM(30564,30579) = 311538852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30564 and 30579 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30564 and 30579. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30564 and 30579.

Prime Factorization of 30564

Prime Factorization of 30579

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30564 and 30579.

LCM(30564,30579) = 2² × 3³ × 283¹ × 10193¹
LCM(30564,30579) = 311538852