What is the Least Common Multiple of 30846 and 30857?

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 30846 and 30857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30846 and 30857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30846,30857) = 1
LCM(30846,30857) = ( 30846 × 30857) / 1
LCM(30846,30857) = 951815022 / 1
LCM(30846,30857) = 951815022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30846 and 30857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30846 and 30857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30846 and 30857.

Prime Factorization of 30846

Prime Factorization of 30857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30846 and 30857.

LCM(30846,30857) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 97¹ × 59¹ × 523¹
LCM(30846,30857) = 951815022