What is the Least Common Multiple of 30868 and 30877?

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 30868 and 30877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30868 and 30877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30868,30877) = 1
LCM(30868,30877) = ( 30868 × 30877) / 1
LCM(30868,30877) = 953111236 / 1
LCM(30868,30877) = 953111236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30868 and 30877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30868 and 30877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30868 and 30877.

Prime Factorization of 30868

Prime Factorization of 30877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30868 and 30877.

LCM(30868,30877) = 2² × 7717¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 401¹
LCM(30868,30877) = 953111236