What is the Least Common Multiple of 30951 and 30964?

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 30964 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 30964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30951,30964) = 1
LCM(30951,30964) = ( 30951 × 30964) / 1
LCM(30951,30964) = 958366764 / 1
LCM(30951,30964) = 958366764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30951 and 30964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30951 and 30964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30951 and 30964.

Prime Factorization of 30951

Prime Factorization of 30964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30951 and 30964.

LCM(30951,30964) = 3² × 19¹ × 181¹ × 2² × 7741¹
LCM(30951,30964) = 958366764