What is the Least Common Multiple of 30977 and 30991?

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 30991 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 30991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30977,30991) = 1
LCM(30977,30991) = ( 30977 × 30991) / 1
LCM(30977,30991) = 960008207 / 1
LCM(30977,30991) = 960008207

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30977 and 30991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30977 and 30991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30977 and 30991.

Prime Factorization of 30977

Prime Factorization of 30991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30977 and 30991.

LCM(30977,30991) = 30977¹ × 17¹ × 1823¹
LCM(30977,30991) = 960008207