What is the Least Common Multiple of 31036 and 31053?

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 31036 and 31053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31036 and 31053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31036,31053) = 1
LCM(31036,31053) = ( 31036 × 31053) / 1
LCM(31036,31053) = 963760908 / 1
LCM(31036,31053) = 963760908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31036 and 31053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31036 and 31053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31036 and 31053.

Prime Factorization of 31036

Prime Factorization of 31053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31036 and 31053.

LCM(31036,31053) = 2² × 7759¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 941¹
LCM(31036,31053) = 963760908