What is the Least Common Multiple of 31455 and 31463?

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 31455 and 31463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31455 and 31463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31455,31463) = 1
LCM(31455,31463) = ( 31455 × 31463) / 1
LCM(31455,31463) = 989668665 / 1
LCM(31455,31463) = 989668665

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31455 and 31463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31455 and 31463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31455 and 31463.

Prime Factorization of 31455

Prime Factorization of 31463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31455 and 31463.

LCM(31455,31463) = 3³ × 5¹ × 233¹ × 73¹ × 431¹
LCM(31455,31463) = 989668665