What is the Least Common Multiple of 3171 and 3181?

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 3171 and 3181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3171 and 3181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3171,3181) = 1
LCM(3171,3181) = ( 3171 × 3181) / 1
LCM(3171,3181) = 10086951 / 1
LCM(3171,3181) = 10086951

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3171 and 3181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3171 and 3181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3171 and 3181.

Prime Factorization of 3171

Prime Factorization of 3181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3171 and 3181.

LCM(3171,3181) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 151¹ × 3181¹
LCM(3171,3181) = 10086951