What is the Least Common Multiple of 31772 and 31792?

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 31772 and 31792 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31772 and 31792, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31772,31792) = 4
LCM(31772,31792) = ( 31772 × 31792) / 4
LCM(31772,31792) = 1010095424 / 4
LCM(31772,31792) = 252523856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31772 and 31792 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31772 and 31792. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31772 and 31792.

Prime Factorization of 31772

Prime Factorization of 31792

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31772 and 31792.

LCM(31772,31792) = 2⁴ × 13² × 47¹ × 1987¹
LCM(31772,31792) = 252523856