What is the Least Common Multiple of 30990 and 31010?

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 30990 and 31010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30990 and 31010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30990,31010) = 10
LCM(30990,31010) = ( 30990 × 31010) / 10
LCM(30990,31010) = 960999900 / 10
LCM(30990,31010) = 96099990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30990 and 31010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30990 and 31010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30990 and 31010.

Prime Factorization of 30990

Prime Factorization of 31010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30990 and 31010.

LCM(30990,31010) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1033¹ × 7¹ × 443¹
LCM(30990,31010) = 96099990