What is the Least Common Multiple of 30991 and 30998?

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 30991 and 30998 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30991 and 30998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30991,30998) = 1
LCM(30991,30998) = ( 30991 × 30998) / 1
LCM(30991,30998) = 960659018 / 1
LCM(30991,30998) = 960659018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30991 and 30998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30991 and 30998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30991 and 30998.

Prime Factorization of 30991

Prime Factorization of 30998

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30991 and 30998.

LCM(30991,30998) = 17¹ × 1823¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 1409¹
LCM(30991,30998) = 960659018