What is the Least Common Multiple of 31836 and 31856?

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 31836 and 31856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31836 and 31856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31836,31856) = 4
LCM(31836,31856) = ( 31836 × 31856) / 4
LCM(31836,31856) = 1014167616 / 4
LCM(31836,31856) = 253541904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31836 and 31856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31836 and 31856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31836 and 31856.

Prime Factorization of 31836

Prime Factorization of 31856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31836 and 31856.

LCM(31836,31856) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 379¹ × 11¹ × 181¹
LCM(31836,31856) = 253541904