What is the Least Common Multiple of 31042 and 31055?

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 31055 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 31055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31042,31055) = 1
LCM(31042,31055) = ( 31042 × 31055) / 1
LCM(31042,31055) = 964009310 / 1
LCM(31042,31055) = 964009310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31042 and 31055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31042 and 31055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31042 and 31055.

Prime Factorization of 31042

Prime Factorization of 31055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31042 and 31055.

LCM(31042,31055) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 83¹ × 5¹ × 6211¹
LCM(31042,31055) = 964009310