What is the Least Common Multiple of 31735 and 31748?

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 31735 and 31748 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31735 and 31748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31735,31748) = 1
LCM(31735,31748) = ( 31735 × 31748) / 1
LCM(31735,31748) = 1007522780 / 1
LCM(31735,31748) = 1007522780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31735 and 31748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31735 and 31748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31735 and 31748.

Prime Factorization of 31735

Prime Factorization of 31748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31735 and 31748.

LCM(31735,31748) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 577¹ × 2² × 7937¹
LCM(31735,31748) = 1007522780