What is the Least Common Multiple of 31163 and 31167?

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 31163 and 31167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31163 and 31167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31163,31167) = 1
LCM(31163,31167) = ( 31163 × 31167) / 1
LCM(31163,31167) = 971257221 / 1
LCM(31163,31167) = 971257221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31163 and 31167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31163 and 31167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31163 and 31167.

Prime Factorization of 31163

Prime Factorization of 31167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31163 and 31167.

LCM(31163,31167) = 11¹ × 2833¹ × 3² × 3463¹
LCM(31163,31167) = 971257221