What is the Least Common Multiple of 31042 and 31050?

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 31042 and 31050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31042 and 31050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31042,31050) = 2
LCM(31042,31050) = ( 31042 × 31050) / 2
LCM(31042,31050) = 963854100 / 2
LCM(31042,31050) = 481927050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31042 and 31050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31042 and 31050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31042 and 31050.

Prime Factorization of 31042

Prime Factorization of 31050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31042 and 31050.

LCM(31042,31050) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 83¹ × 3³ × 5² × 23¹
LCM(31042,31050) = 481927050