What is the Least Common Multiple of 31821 and 31829?

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 31821 and 31829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31821 and 31829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31821,31829) = 1
LCM(31821,31829) = ( 31821 × 31829) / 1
LCM(31821,31829) = 1012830609 / 1
LCM(31821,31829) = 1012830609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31821 and 31829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31821 and 31829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31821 and 31829.

Prime Factorization of 31821

Prime Factorization of 31829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31821 and 31829.

LCM(31821,31829) = 3¹ × 10607¹ × 7¹ × 4547¹
LCM(31821,31829) = 1012830609