What is the Least Common Multiple of 30808 and 30812?

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 30808 and 30812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30808 and 30812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30808,30812) = 4
LCM(30808,30812) = ( 30808 × 30812) / 4
LCM(30808,30812) = 949256096 / 4
LCM(30808,30812) = 237314024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30808 and 30812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30808 and 30812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30808 and 30812.

Prime Factorization of 30808

Prime Factorization of 30812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30808 and 30812.

LCM(30808,30812) = 2³ × 3851¹ × 7703¹
LCM(30808,30812) = 237314024