What is the Least Common Multiple of 30842 and 30850?

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 30842 and 30850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30842 and 30850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30842,30850) = 2
LCM(30842,30850) = ( 30842 × 30850) / 2
LCM(30842,30850) = 951475700 / 2
LCM(30842,30850) = 475737850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30842 and 30850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30842 and 30850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30842 and 30850.

Prime Factorization of 30842

Prime Factorization of 30850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30842 and 30850.

LCM(30842,30850) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2203¹ × 5² × 617¹
LCM(30842,30850) = 475737850