What is the Least Common Multiple of 30936 and 30943?

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 30936 and 30943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30936 and 30943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30936,30943) = 1
LCM(30936,30943) = ( 30936 × 30943) / 1
LCM(30936,30943) = 957252648 / 1
LCM(30936,30943) = 957252648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30936 and 30943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30936 and 30943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30936 and 30943.

Prime Factorization of 30936

Prime Factorization of 30943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30936 and 30943.

LCM(30936,30943) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1289¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 97¹
LCM(30936,30943) = 957252648