What is the Least Common Multiple of 30672 and 30692?

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 30672 and 30692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30672 and 30692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30672,30692) = 4
LCM(30672,30692) = ( 30672 × 30692) / 4
LCM(30672,30692) = 941385024 / 4
LCM(30672,30692) = 235346256

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30672 and 30692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30672 and 30692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30672 and 30692.

Prime Factorization of 30672

Prime Factorization of 30692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30672 and 30692.

LCM(30672,30692) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 71¹ × 7673¹
LCM(30672,30692) = 235346256