What is the Least Common Multiple of 31816 and 31831?

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 31831 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 31831, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31816,31831) = 1
LCM(31816,31831) = ( 31816 × 31831) / 1
LCM(31816,31831) = 1012735096 / 1
LCM(31816,31831) = 1012735096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31816 and 31831 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31816 and 31831. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31816 and 31831.

Prime Factorization of 31816

Prime Factorization of 31831

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31816 and 31831.

LCM(31816,31831) = 2³ × 41¹ × 97¹ × 139¹ × 229¹
LCM(31816,31831) = 1012735096