What is the Least Common Multiple of 30859 and 30876?

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 30859 and 30876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30859 and 30876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30859,30876) = 1
LCM(30859,30876) = ( 30859 × 30876) / 1
LCM(30859,30876) = 952802484 / 1
LCM(30859,30876) = 952802484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30859 and 30876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30859 and 30876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30859 and 30876.

Prime Factorization of 30859

Prime Factorization of 30876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30859 and 30876.

LCM(30859,30876) = 30859¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 83¹
LCM(30859,30876) = 952802484