What is the Least Common Multiple of 31909 and 31927?

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 31909 and 31927 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31909 and 31927, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31909,31927) = 1
LCM(31909,31927) = ( 31909 × 31927) / 1
LCM(31909,31927) = 1018758643 / 1
LCM(31909,31927) = 1018758643

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31909 and 31927 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31909 and 31927. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31909 and 31927.

Prime Factorization of 31909

Prime Factorization of 31927

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31909 and 31927.

LCM(31909,31927) = 17¹ × 1877¹ × 7¹ × 4561¹
LCM(31909,31927) = 1018758643