What is the Least Common Multiple of 31786 and 31794?

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 31786 and 31794 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31786 and 31794, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31786,31794) = 2
LCM(31786,31794) = ( 31786 × 31794) / 2
LCM(31786,31794) = 1010604084 / 2
LCM(31786,31794) = 505302042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31786 and 31794 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31786 and 31794. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31786 and 31794.

Prime Factorization of 31786

Prime Factorization of 31794

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31786 and 31794.

LCM(31786,31794) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 691¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 757¹
LCM(31786,31794) = 505302042