What is the Least Common Multiple of 31156 and 31176?

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 31156 and 31176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31156 and 31176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31156,31176) = 4
LCM(31156,31176) = ( 31156 × 31176) / 4
LCM(31156,31176) = 971319456 / 4
LCM(31156,31176) = 242829864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31156 and 31176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31156 and 31176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31156 and 31176.

Prime Factorization of 31156

Prime Factorization of 31176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31156 and 31176.

LCM(31156,31176) = 2³ × 7789¹ × 3² × 433¹
LCM(31156,31176) = 242829864