What is the Least Common Multiple of 30923 and 30942?

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 30923 and 30942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30923 and 30942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30923,30942) = 1
LCM(30923,30942) = ( 30923 × 30942) / 1
LCM(30923,30942) = 956819466 / 1
LCM(30923,30942) = 956819466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30923 and 30942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30923 and 30942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30923 and 30942.

Prime Factorization of 30923

Prime Factorization of 30942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30923 and 30942.

LCM(30923,30942) = 17² × 107¹ × 2¹ × 3⁴ × 191¹
LCM(30923,30942) = 956819466