What is the Least Common Multiple of 30724 and 30728?

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 30724 and 30728 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30724 and 30728, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30724,30728) = 4
LCM(30724,30728) = ( 30724 × 30728) / 4
LCM(30724,30728) = 944087072 / 4
LCM(30724,30728) = 236021768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30724 and 30728 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30724 and 30728. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30724 and 30728.

Prime Factorization of 30724

Prime Factorization of 30728

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30724 and 30728.

LCM(30724,30728) = 2³ × 7681¹ × 23¹ × 167¹
LCM(30724,30728) = 236021768