What is the Least Common Multiple of 31901 and 31907?

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 31901 and 31907 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31901 and 31907, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31901,31907) = 1
LCM(31901,31907) = ( 31901 × 31907) / 1
LCM(31901,31907) = 1017865207 / 1
LCM(31901,31907) = 1017865207

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31901 and 31907 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31901 and 31907. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31901 and 31907.

Prime Factorization of 31901

Prime Factorization of 31907

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31901 and 31907.

LCM(31901,31907) = 19¹ × 23¹ × 73¹ × 31907¹
LCM(31901,31907) = 1017865207