What is the Least Common Multiple of 30879 and 30885?

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 30879 and 30885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30879 and 30885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30879,30885) = 3
LCM(30879,30885) = ( 30879 × 30885) / 3
LCM(30879,30885) = 953697915 / 3
LCM(30879,30885) = 317899305

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30879 and 30885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30879 and 30885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30879 and 30885.

Prime Factorization of 30879

Prime Factorization of 30885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30879 and 30885.

LCM(30879,30885) = 3² × 47¹ × 73¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 71¹
LCM(30879,30885) = 317899305