What is the Least Common Multiple of 31837 and 31847?

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 31837 and 31847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31837 and 31847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31837,31847) = 1
LCM(31837,31847) = ( 31837 × 31847) / 1
LCM(31837,31847) = 1013912939 / 1
LCM(31837,31847) = 1013912939

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31837 and 31847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31837 and 31847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31837 and 31847.

Prime Factorization of 31837

Prime Factorization of 31847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31837 and 31847.

LCM(31837,31847) = 13¹ × 31¹ × 79¹ × 31847¹
LCM(31837,31847) = 1013912939