What is the Least Common Multiple of 30959 and 30967?

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 30959 and 30967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30959 and 30967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30959,30967) = 1
LCM(30959,30967) = ( 30959 × 30967) / 1
LCM(30959,30967) = 958707353 / 1
LCM(30959,30967) = 958707353

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30959 and 30967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30959 and 30967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30959 and 30967.

Prime Factorization of 30959

Prime Factorization of 30967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30959 and 30967.

LCM(30959,30967) = 83¹ × 373¹ × 173¹ × 179¹
LCM(30959,30967) = 958707353