What is the Least Common Multiple of 31765 and 31780?

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 31765 and 31780 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31765 and 31780, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31765,31780) = 5
LCM(31765,31780) = ( 31765 × 31780) / 5
LCM(31765,31780) = 1009491700 / 5
LCM(31765,31780) = 201898340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31765 and 31780 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31765 and 31780. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31765 and 31780.

Prime Factorization of 31765

Prime Factorization of 31780

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31765 and 31780.

LCM(31765,31780) = 5¹ × 6353¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 227¹
LCM(31765,31780) = 201898340