What is the Least Common Multiple of 31266 and 31283?

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 31266 and 31283 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31266 and 31283, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31266,31283) = 1
LCM(31266,31283) = ( 31266 × 31283) / 1
LCM(31266,31283) = 978094278 / 1
LCM(31266,31283) = 978094278

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31266 and 31283 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31266 and 31283. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31266 and 31283.

Prime Factorization of 31266

Prime Factorization of 31283

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31266 and 31283.

LCM(31266,31283) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 193¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 109¹
LCM(31266,31283) = 978094278