What is the Least Common Multiple of 31293 and 31311?

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 31293 and 31311 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31293 and 31311, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31293,31311) = 9
LCM(31293,31311) = ( 31293 × 31311) / 9
LCM(31293,31311) = 979815123 / 9
LCM(31293,31311) = 108868347

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31293 and 31311 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31293 and 31311. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31293 and 31311.

Prime Factorization of 31293

Prime Factorization of 31311

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31293 and 31311.

LCM(31293,31311) = 3³ × 19¹ × 61¹ × 7² × 71¹
LCM(31293,31311) = 108868347