What is the Least Common Multiple of 30908 and 30926?

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 30908 and 30926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30908 and 30926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30908,30926) = 2
LCM(30908,30926) = ( 30908 × 30926) / 2
LCM(30908,30926) = 955860808 / 2
LCM(30908,30926) = 477930404

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30908 and 30926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30908 and 30926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30908 and 30926.

Prime Factorization of 30908

Prime Factorization of 30926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30908 and 30926.

LCM(30908,30926) = 2² × 7727¹ × 7¹ × 47²
LCM(30908,30926) = 477930404