What is the Least Common Multiple of 31607 and 31624?

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 31607 and 31624 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31607 and 31624, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31607,31624) = 1
LCM(31607,31624) = ( 31607 × 31624) / 1
LCM(31607,31624) = 999539768 / 1
LCM(31607,31624) = 999539768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31607 and 31624 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31607 and 31624. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31607 and 31624.

Prime Factorization of 31607

Prime Factorization of 31624

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31607 and 31624.

LCM(31607,31624) = 31607¹ × 2³ × 59¹ × 67¹
LCM(31607,31624) = 999539768