What is the Least Common Multiple of 31148 and 31154?

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 31148 and 31154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31148 and 31154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31148,31154) = 2
LCM(31148,31154) = ( 31148 × 31154) / 2
LCM(31148,31154) = 970384792 / 2
LCM(31148,31154) = 485192396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31148 and 31154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31148 and 31154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31148 and 31154.

Prime Factorization of 31148

Prime Factorization of 31154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31148 and 31154.

LCM(31148,31154) = 2² × 13¹ × 599¹ × 37¹ × 421¹
LCM(31148,31154) = 485192396