What is the Least Common Multiple of 31883 and 31901?

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 31883 and 31901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31883 and 31901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31883,31901) = 1
LCM(31883,31901) = ( 31883 × 31901) / 1
LCM(31883,31901) = 1017099583 / 1
LCM(31883,31901) = 1017099583

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31883 and 31901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31883 and 31901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31883 and 31901.

Prime Factorization of 31883

Prime Factorization of 31901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31883 and 31901.

LCM(31883,31901) = 31883¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 73¹
LCM(31883,31901) = 1017099583