What is the Least Common Multiple of 31297 and 31304?

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 31297 and 31304 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31297 and 31304, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31297,31304) = 7
LCM(31297,31304) = ( 31297 × 31304) / 7
LCM(31297,31304) = 979721288 / 7
LCM(31297,31304) = 139960184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31297 and 31304 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31297 and 31304. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31297 and 31304.

Prime Factorization of 31297

Prime Factorization of 31304

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31297 and 31304.

LCM(31297,31304) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 263¹ × 2³ × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(31297,31304) = 139960184