What is the Least Common Multiple of 30929 and 30948?

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 30929 and 30948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30929 and 30948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30929,30948) = 1
LCM(30929,30948) = ( 30929 × 30948) / 1
LCM(30929,30948) = 957190692 / 1
LCM(30929,30948) = 957190692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30929 and 30948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30929 and 30948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30929 and 30948.

Prime Factorization of 30929

Prime Factorization of 30948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30929 and 30948.

LCM(30929,30948) = 157¹ × 197¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 2579¹
LCM(30929,30948) = 957190692