What is the Least Common Multiple of 31816 and 31823?

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 31816 and 31823 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31816 and 31823, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31816,31823) = 1
LCM(31816,31823) = ( 31816 × 31823) / 1
LCM(31816,31823) = 1012480568 / 1
LCM(31816,31823) = 1012480568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31816 and 31823 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31816 and 31823. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31816 and 31823.

Prime Factorization of 31816

Prime Factorization of 31823

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31816 and 31823.

LCM(31816,31823) = 2³ × 41¹ × 97¹ × 11² × 263¹
LCM(31816,31823) = 1012480568