What is the Least Common Multiple of 31348 and 31355?

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 31348 and 31355 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31348 and 31355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31348,31355) = 1
LCM(31348,31355) = ( 31348 × 31355) / 1
LCM(31348,31355) = 982916540 / 1
LCM(31348,31355) = 982916540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31348 and 31355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31348 and 31355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31348 and 31355.

Prime Factorization of 31348

Prime Factorization of 31355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31348 and 31355.

LCM(31348,31355) = 2² × 17¹ × 461¹ × 5¹ × 6271¹
LCM(31348,31355) = 982916540