What is the Least Common Multiple of 31276 and 31295?

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 31276 and 31295 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31276 and 31295, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31276,31295) = 1
LCM(31276,31295) = ( 31276 × 31295) / 1
LCM(31276,31295) = 978782420 / 1
LCM(31276,31295) = 978782420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31276 and 31295 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31276 and 31295. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31276 and 31295.

Prime Factorization of 31276

Prime Factorization of 31295

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31276 and 31295.

LCM(31276,31295) = 2² × 7¹ × 1117¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 569¹
LCM(31276,31295) = 978782420