What is the Least Common Multiple of 30951 and 30963?

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 30951 and 30963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30951 and 30963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30951,30963) = 3
LCM(30951,30963) = ( 30951 × 30963) / 3
LCM(30951,30963) = 958335813 / 3
LCM(30951,30963) = 319445271

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30951 and 30963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30951 and 30963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30951 and 30963.

Prime Factorization of 30951

Prime Factorization of 30963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30951 and 30963.

LCM(30951,30963) = 3² × 19¹ × 181¹ × 10321¹
LCM(30951,30963) = 319445271