What is the Least Common Multiple of 31871 and 31887?

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 31871 and 31887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31871 and 31887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31871,31887) = 1
LCM(31871,31887) = ( 31871 × 31887) / 1
LCM(31871,31887) = 1016270577 / 1
LCM(31871,31887) = 1016270577

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31871 and 31887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31871 and 31887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31871 and 31887.

Prime Factorization of 31871

Prime Factorization of 31887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31871 and 31887.

LCM(31871,31887) = 7¹ × 29¹ × 157¹ × 3³ × 1181¹
LCM(31871,31887) = 1016270577