What is the Least Common Multiple of 3141 and 3154?

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 3141 and 3154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3141 and 3154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3141,3154) = 1
LCM(3141,3154) = ( 3141 × 3154) / 1
LCM(3141,3154) = 9906714 / 1
LCM(3141,3154) = 9906714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3141 and 3154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3141 and 3154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3141 and 3154.

Prime Factorization of 3141

Prime Factorization of 3154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3141 and 3154.

LCM(3141,3154) = 3² × 349¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 83¹
LCM(3141,3154) = 9906714