What is the Least Common Multiple of 30566 and 30572?

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 30566 and 30572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30566 and 30572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30566,30572) = 2
LCM(30566,30572) = ( 30566 × 30572) / 2
LCM(30566,30572) = 934463752 / 2
LCM(30566,30572) = 467231876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30566 and 30572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30566 and 30572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30566 and 30572.

Prime Factorization of 30566

Prime Factorization of 30572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30566 and 30572.

LCM(30566,30572) = 2² × 17¹ × 29¹ × 31¹ × 7643¹
LCM(30566,30572) = 467231876