What is the Least Common Multiple of 30977 and 30985?

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 30977 and 30985 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30977 and 30985, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30977,30985) = 1
LCM(30977,30985) = ( 30977 × 30985) / 1
LCM(30977,30985) = 959822345 / 1
LCM(30977,30985) = 959822345

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30977 and 30985 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30977 and 30985. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30977 and 30985.

Prime Factorization of 30977

Prime Factorization of 30985

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30977 and 30985.

LCM(30977,30985) = 30977¹ × 5¹ × 6197¹
LCM(30977,30985) = 959822345