What is the Least Common Multiple of 30942 and 30956?

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 30942 and 30956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30942 and 30956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30942,30956) = 2
LCM(30942,30956) = ( 30942 × 30956) / 2
LCM(30942,30956) = 957840552 / 2
LCM(30942,30956) = 478920276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30942 and 30956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30942 and 30956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30942 and 30956.

Prime Factorization of 30942

Prime Factorization of 30956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30942 and 30956.

LCM(30942,30956) = 2² × 3⁴ × 191¹ × 71¹ × 109¹
LCM(30942,30956) = 478920276