What is the Least Common Multiple of 30730 and 30736?

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 30730 and 30736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30730 and 30736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30730,30736) = 2
LCM(30730,30736) = ( 30730 × 30736) / 2
LCM(30730,30736) = 944517280 / 2
LCM(30730,30736) = 472258640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30730 and 30736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30730 and 30736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30730 and 30736.

Prime Factorization of 30730

Prime Factorization of 30736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30730 and 30736.

LCM(30730,30736) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 439¹ × 17¹ × 113¹
LCM(30730,30736) = 472258640