What is the Least Common Multiple of 31005 and 31021?

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 31005 and 31021 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31005 and 31021, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31005,31021) = 1
LCM(31005,31021) = ( 31005 × 31021) / 1
LCM(31005,31021) = 961806105 / 1
LCM(31005,31021) = 961806105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31005 and 31021 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31005 and 31021. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31005 and 31021.

Prime Factorization of 31005

Prime Factorization of 31021

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31005 and 31021.

LCM(31005,31021) = 3² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 53¹ × 67¹ × 463¹
LCM(31005,31021) = 961806105