What is the Least Common Multiple of 31018 and 31036?

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 31018 and 31036 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31018 and 31036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31018,31036) = 2
LCM(31018,31036) = ( 31018 × 31036) / 2
LCM(31018,31036) = 962674648 / 2
LCM(31018,31036) = 481337324

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31018 and 31036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31018 and 31036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31018 and 31036.

Prime Factorization of 31018

Prime Factorization of 31036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31018 and 31036.

LCM(31018,31036) = 2² × 13¹ × 1193¹ × 7759¹
LCM(31018,31036) = 481337324