What is the Least Common Multiple of 31818 and 31833?

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 31818 and 31833 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31818 and 31833, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31818,31833) = 3
LCM(31818,31833) = ( 31818 × 31833) / 3
LCM(31818,31833) = 1012862394 / 3
LCM(31818,31833) = 337620798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31818 and 31833 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31818 and 31833. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31818 and 31833.

Prime Factorization of 31818

Prime Factorization of 31833

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31818 and 31833.

LCM(31818,31833) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 5303¹ × 131¹
LCM(31818,31833) = 337620798