What is the Least Common Multiple of 30950 and 30955?

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 30950 and 30955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30950 and 30955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30950,30955) = 5
LCM(30950,30955) = ( 30950 × 30955) / 5
LCM(30950,30955) = 958057250 / 5
LCM(30950,30955) = 191611450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30950 and 30955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30950 and 30955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30950 and 30955.

Prime Factorization of 30950

Prime Factorization of 30955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30950 and 30955.

LCM(30950,30955) = 2¹ × 5² × 619¹ × 41¹ × 151¹
LCM(30950,30955) = 191611450