What is the Least Common Multiple of 30734 and 30748?

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 30734 and 30748 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30734 and 30748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30734,30748) = 2
LCM(30734,30748) = ( 30734 × 30748) / 2
LCM(30734,30748) = 945009032 / 2
LCM(30734,30748) = 472504516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30734 and 30748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30734 and 30748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30734 and 30748.

Prime Factorization of 30734

Prime Factorization of 30748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30734 and 30748.

LCM(30734,30748) = 2² × 11² × 127¹ × 7687¹
LCM(30734,30748) = 472504516