What is the Least Common Multiple of 31928 and 31933?

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 31928 and 31933 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31928 and 31933, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31928,31933) = 1
LCM(31928,31933) = ( 31928 × 31933) / 1
LCM(31928,31933) = 1019556824 / 1
LCM(31928,31933) = 1019556824

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31928 and 31933 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31928 and 31933. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31928 and 31933.

Prime Factorization of 31928

Prime Factorization of 31933

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31928 and 31933.

LCM(31928,31933) = 2³ × 13¹ × 307¹ × 11¹ × 2903¹
LCM(31928,31933) = 1019556824