What is the Least Common Multiple of 31811 and 31826?

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 31811 and 31826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31811 and 31826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31811,31826) = 1
LCM(31811,31826) = ( 31811 × 31826) / 1
LCM(31811,31826) = 1012416886 / 1
LCM(31811,31826) = 1012416886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31811 and 31826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31811 and 31826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31811 and 31826.

Prime Factorization of 31811

Prime Factorization of 31826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31811 and 31826.

LCM(31811,31826) = 13¹ × 2447¹ × 2¹ × 15913¹
LCM(31811,31826) = 1012416886