What is the Least Common Multiple of 30978 and 30983?

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 30978 and 30983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30978 and 30983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30978,30983) = 1
LCM(30978,30983) = ( 30978 × 30983) / 1
LCM(30978,30983) = 959791374 / 1
LCM(30978,30983) = 959791374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30978 and 30983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30978 and 30983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30978 and 30983.

Prime Factorization of 30978

Prime Factorization of 30983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30978 and 30983.

LCM(30978,30983) = 2¹ × 3² × 1721¹ × 30983¹
LCM(30978,30983) = 959791374