What is the Least Common Multiple of 31736 and 31751?

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 31736 and 31751 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31736 and 31751, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31736,31751) = 1
LCM(31736,31751) = ( 31736 × 31751) / 1
LCM(31736,31751) = 1007649736 / 1
LCM(31736,31751) = 1007649736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31736 and 31751 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31736 and 31751. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31736 and 31751.

Prime Factorization of 31736

Prime Factorization of 31751

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31736 and 31751.

LCM(31736,31751) = 2³ × 3967¹ × 31751¹
LCM(31736,31751) = 1007649736