What is the Least Common Multiple of 31612 and 31627?

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 31612 and 31627 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31612 and 31627, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31612,31627) = 1
LCM(31612,31627) = ( 31612 × 31627) / 1
LCM(31612,31627) = 999792724 / 1
LCM(31612,31627) = 999792724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31612 and 31627 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31612 and 31627. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31612 and 31627.

Prime Factorization of 31612

Prime Factorization of 31627

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31612 and 31627.

LCM(31612,31627) = 2² × 7¹ × 1129¹ × 31627¹
LCM(31612,31627) = 999792724