What is the Least Common Multiple of 31843 and 31851?

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 31843 and 31851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31843 and 31851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31843,31851) = 1
LCM(31843,31851) = ( 31843 × 31851) / 1
LCM(31843,31851) = 1014231393 / 1
LCM(31843,31851) = 1014231393

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31843 and 31851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31843 and 31851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31843 and 31851.

Prime Factorization of 31843

Prime Factorization of 31851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31843 and 31851.

LCM(31843,31851) = 7¹ × 4549¹ × 3² × 3539¹
LCM(31843,31851) = 1014231393