What is the Least Common Multiple of 30696 and 30716?

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 30696 and 30716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30696 and 30716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30696,30716) = 4
LCM(30696,30716) = ( 30696 × 30716) / 4
LCM(30696,30716) = 942858336 / 4
LCM(30696,30716) = 235714584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30696 and 30716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30696 and 30716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30696 and 30716.

Prime Factorization of 30696

Prime Factorization of 30716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30696 and 30716.

LCM(30696,30716) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1279¹ × 7¹ × 1097¹
LCM(30696,30716) = 235714584