What is the Least Common Multiple of 30862 and 30866?

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 30862 and 30866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30862 and 30866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30862,30866) = 2
LCM(30862,30866) = ( 30862 × 30866) / 2
LCM(30862,30866) = 952586492 / 2
LCM(30862,30866) = 476293246

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30862 and 30866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30862 and 30866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30862 and 30866.

Prime Factorization of 30862

Prime Factorization of 30866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30862 and 30866.

LCM(30862,30866) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1187¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 61¹
LCM(30862,30866) = 476293246