What is the Least Common Multiple of 30994 and 31011?

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 30994 and 31011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 30994 and 31011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(30994,31011) = 1
LCM(30994,31011) = ( 30994 × 31011) / 1
LCM(30994,31011) = 961154934 / 1
LCM(30994,31011) = 961154934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 30994 and 31011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 30994 and 31011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 30994 and 31011.

Prime Factorization of 30994

Prime Factorization of 31011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 30994 and 31011.

LCM(30994,31011) = 2¹ × 15497¹ × 3¹ × 10337¹
LCM(30994,31011) = 961154934