What is the Least Common Multiple of 30934 and 30949?

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 30934 and 30949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30934 and 30949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30934,30949) = 1
LCM(30934,30949) = ( 30934 × 30949) / 1
LCM(30934,30949) = 957376366 / 1
LCM(30934,30949) = 957376366

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30934 and 30949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30934 and 30949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30934 and 30949.

Prime Factorization of 30934

Prime Factorization of 30949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30934 and 30949.

LCM(30934,30949) = 2¹ × 15467¹ × 30949¹
LCM(30934,30949) = 957376366