What is the Least Common Multiple of 31053 and 31071?

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 31053 and 31071 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31053 and 31071, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31053,31071) = 3
LCM(31053,31071) = ( 31053 × 31071) / 3
LCM(31053,31071) = 964847763 / 3
LCM(31053,31071) = 321615921

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31053 and 31071 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31053 and 31071. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31053 and 31071.

Prime Factorization of 31053

Prime Factorization of 31071

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31053 and 31071.

LCM(31053,31071) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 941¹ × 10357¹
LCM(31053,31071) = 321615921