What is the Least Common Multiple of 30870 and 30887?

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 30870 and 30887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30870 and 30887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30870,30887) = 1
LCM(30870,30887) = ( 30870 × 30887) / 1
LCM(30870,30887) = 953481690 / 1
LCM(30870,30887) = 953481690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30870 and 30887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30870 and 30887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30870 and 30887.

Prime Factorization of 30870

Prime Factorization of 30887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30870 and 30887.

LCM(30870,30887) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 7³ × 67¹ × 461¹
LCM(30870,30887) = 953481690