What is the Least Common Multiple of 31737 and 31745?

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 31737 and 31745 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31737 and 31745, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31737,31745) = 1
LCM(31737,31745) = ( 31737 × 31745) / 1
LCM(31737,31745) = 1007491065 / 1
LCM(31737,31745) = 1007491065

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31737 and 31745 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31737 and 31745. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31737 and 31745.

Prime Factorization of 31737

Prime Factorization of 31745

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31737 and 31745.

LCM(31737,31745) = 3¹ × 71¹ × 149¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 907¹
LCM(31737,31745) = 1007491065