What is the Least Common Multiple of 31195 and 31212?

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 31195 and 31212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31195 and 31212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31195,31212) = 17
LCM(31195,31212) = ( 31195 × 31212) / 17
LCM(31195,31212) = 973658340 / 17
LCM(31195,31212) = 57274020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31195 and 31212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31195 and 31212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31195 and 31212.

Prime Factorization of 31195

Prime Factorization of 31212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31195 and 31212.

LCM(31195,31212) = 5¹ × 17² × 367¹ × 2² × 3³
LCM(31195,31212) = 57274020