What is the Least Common Multiple of 31001 and 31018?

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 31001 and 31018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31001 and 31018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31001,31018) = 1
LCM(31001,31018) = ( 31001 × 31018) / 1
LCM(31001,31018) = 961589018 / 1
LCM(31001,31018) = 961589018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31001 and 31018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31001 and 31018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31001 and 31018.

Prime Factorization of 31001

Prime Factorization of 31018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31001 and 31018.

LCM(31001,31018) = 29¹ × 1069¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 1193¹
LCM(31001,31018) = 961589018