What is the Least Common Multiple of 31103 and 31118?

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 31103 and 31118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31103 and 31118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31103,31118) = 1
LCM(31103,31118) = ( 31103 × 31118) / 1
LCM(31103,31118) = 967863154 / 1
LCM(31103,31118) = 967863154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31103 and 31118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31103 and 31118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31103 and 31118.

Prime Factorization of 31103

Prime Factorization of 31118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31103 and 31118.

LCM(31103,31118) = 19¹ × 1637¹ × 2¹ × 15559¹
LCM(31103,31118) = 967863154