What is the Least Common Multiple of 30701 and 30718?

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 30701 and 30718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30701 and 30718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30701,30718) = 1
LCM(30701,30718) = ( 30701 × 30718) / 1
LCM(30701,30718) = 943073318 / 1
LCM(30701,30718) = 943073318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30701 and 30718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30701 and 30718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30701 and 30718.

Prime Factorization of 30701

Prime Factorization of 30718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30701 and 30718.

LCM(30701,30718) = 11¹ × 2791¹ × 2¹ × 15359¹
LCM(30701,30718) = 943073318