What is the Least Common Multiple of 30836 and 30849?

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 30836 and 30849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30836 and 30849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30836,30849) = 13
LCM(30836,30849) = ( 30836 × 30849) / 13
LCM(30836,30849) = 951259764 / 13
LCM(30836,30849) = 73173828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30836 and 30849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30836 and 30849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30836 and 30849.

Prime Factorization of 30836

Prime Factorization of 30849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30836 and 30849.

LCM(30836,30849) = 2² × 13¹ × 593¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 113¹
LCM(30836,30849) = 73173828