What is the Least Common Multiple of 31449 and 31456?

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 31449 and 31456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31449 and 31456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31449,31456) = 1
LCM(31449,31456) = ( 31449 × 31456) / 1
LCM(31449,31456) = 989259744 / 1
LCM(31449,31456) = 989259744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31449 and 31456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31449 and 31456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31449 and 31456.

Prime Factorization of 31449

Prime Factorization of 31456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31449 and 31456.

LCM(31449,31456) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 953¹ × 2⁵ × 983¹
LCM(31449,31456) = 989259744