What is the Least Common Multiple of 31729 and 31749?

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 31729 and 31749 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31729 and 31749, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31729,31749) = 1
LCM(31729,31749) = ( 31729 × 31749) / 1
LCM(31729,31749) = 1007364021 / 1
LCM(31729,31749) = 1007364021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31729 and 31749 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31729 and 31749. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31729 and 31749.

Prime Factorization of 31729

Prime Factorization of 31749

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31729 and 31749.

LCM(31729,31749) = 31729¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 557¹
LCM(31729,31749) = 1007364021