What is the Least Common Multiple of 30832 and 30844?

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 30832 and 30844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30832 and 30844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30832,30844) = 4
LCM(30832,30844) = ( 30832 × 30844) / 4
LCM(30832,30844) = 950982208 / 4
LCM(30832,30844) = 237745552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30832 and 30844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30832 and 30844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30832 and 30844.

Prime Factorization of 30832

Prime Factorization of 30844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30832 and 30844.

LCM(30832,30844) = 2⁴ × 41¹ × 47¹ × 11¹ × 701¹
LCM(30832,30844) = 237745552