What is the Least Common Multiple of 31732 and 31739?

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 31732 and 31739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31732 and 31739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31732,31739) = 1
LCM(31732,31739) = ( 31732 × 31739) / 1
LCM(31732,31739) = 1007141948 / 1
LCM(31732,31739) = 1007141948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31732 and 31739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31732 and 31739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31732 and 31739.

Prime Factorization of 31732

Prime Factorization of 31739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31732 and 31739.

LCM(31732,31739) = 2² × 7933¹ × 17¹ × 1867¹
LCM(31732,31739) = 1007141948