What is the Least Common Multiple of 31844 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 31844 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 31844 and 31856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31844,31856) = 4
LCM(31844,31856) = ( 31844 × 31856) / 4
LCM(31844,31856) = 1014422464 / 4
LCM(31844,31856) = 253605616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31844 and 31856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31844 and 31856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31844 and 31856.

Prime Factorization of 31844

Prime Factorization of 31856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31844 and 31856.

LCM(31844,31856) = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 419¹ × 11¹ × 181¹
LCM(31844,31856) = 253605616