What is the Least Common Multiple of 30951 and 30965?

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 30965 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 30965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30951,30965) = 1
LCM(30951,30965) = ( 30951 × 30965) / 1
LCM(30951,30965) = 958397715 / 1
LCM(30951,30965) = 958397715

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30951 and 30965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30951 and 30965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30951 and 30965.

Prime Factorization of 30951

Prime Factorization of 30965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30951 and 30965.

LCM(30951,30965) = 3² × 19¹ × 181¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 563¹
LCM(30951,30965) = 958397715