What is the Least Common Multiple of 31060 and 31068?

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 31060 and 31068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31060 and 31068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31060,31068) = 4
LCM(31060,31068) = ( 31060 × 31068) / 4
LCM(31060,31068) = 964972080 / 4
LCM(31060,31068) = 241243020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31060 and 31068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31060 and 31068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31060 and 31068.

Prime Factorization of 31060

Prime Factorization of 31068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31060 and 31068.

LCM(31060,31068) = 2² × 5¹ × 1553¹ × 3² × 863¹
LCM(31060,31068) = 241243020