What is the Least Common Multiple of 31877 and 31891?

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 31877 and 31891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31877 and 31891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31877,31891) = 1
LCM(31877,31891) = ( 31877 × 31891) / 1
LCM(31877,31891) = 1016589407 / 1
LCM(31877,31891) = 1016589407

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31877 and 31891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31877 and 31891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31877 and 31891.

Prime Factorization of 31877

Prime Factorization of 31891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31877 and 31891.

LCM(31877,31891) = 127¹ × 251¹ × 31891¹
LCM(31877,31891) = 1016589407