What is the Least Common Multiple of 30901 and 30917?

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 30901 and 30917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30901 and 30917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30901,30917) = 1
LCM(30901,30917) = ( 30901 × 30917) / 1
LCM(30901,30917) = 955366217 / 1
LCM(30901,30917) = 955366217

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30901 and 30917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30901 and 30917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30901 and 30917.

Prime Factorization of 30901

Prime Factorization of 30917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30901 and 30917.

LCM(30901,30917) = 13¹ × 2377¹ × 43¹ × 719¹
LCM(30901,30917) = 955366217