What is the Least Common Multiple of 31081 and 31087?

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 31081 and 31087 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31081 and 31087, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31081,31087) = 1
LCM(31081,31087) = ( 31081 × 31087) / 1
LCM(31081,31087) = 966215047 / 1
LCM(31081,31087) = 966215047

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31081 and 31087 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31081 and 31087. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31081 and 31087.

Prime Factorization of 31081

Prime Factorization of 31087

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31081 and 31087.

LCM(31081,31087) = 31081¹ × 7¹ × 4441¹
LCM(31081,31087) = 966215047