LCM for 5 and 31

The first method to find LCM for numbers 5 and 31 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:

LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF

GCF of numbers 5 and 31 is 1, so

LCM = (5 × 31) ÷ 1

LCM = 155 ÷ 1

LCM = 155

The second method to find LCM for numbers 5 and 31 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:

Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165

Multiples of 31: 31, 62, 93, 124, 155, 186, 217

So the LCM for 5 and 31 is 155

Another method to find LCM for numbers 5 and 31 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors: