What is the Least Common Multiple of 31851 and 31871?

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 31851 and 31871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31851 and 31871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31851,31871) = 1
LCM(31851,31871) = ( 31851 × 31871) / 1
LCM(31851,31871) = 1015123221 / 1
LCM(31851,31871) = 1015123221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31851 and 31871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31851 and 31871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31851 and 31871.

Prime Factorization of 31851

Prime Factorization of 31871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31851 and 31871.

LCM(31851,31871) = 3² × 3539¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 157¹
LCM(31851,31871) = 1015123221