What is the Least Common Multiple of 30955 and 30966?

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 30955 and 30966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30955 and 30966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30955,30966) = 1
LCM(30955,30966) = ( 30955 × 30966) / 1
LCM(30955,30966) = 958552530 / 1
LCM(30955,30966) = 958552530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30955 and 30966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30955 and 30966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30955 and 30966.

Prime Factorization of 30955

Prime Factorization of 30966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30955 and 30966.

LCM(30955,30966) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 151¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 397¹
LCM(30955,30966) = 958552530