What is the Least Common Multiple of 31889 and 31904?

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 31889 and 31904 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31889 and 31904, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31889,31904) = 1
LCM(31889,31904) = ( 31889 × 31904) / 1
LCM(31889,31904) = 1017386656 / 1
LCM(31889,31904) = 1017386656

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31889 and 31904 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31889 and 31904. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31889 and 31904.

Prime Factorization of 31889

Prime Factorization of 31904

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31889 and 31904.

LCM(31889,31904) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 223¹ × 2⁵ × 997¹
LCM(31889,31904) = 1017386656