What is the Least Common Multiple of 31942 and 31950?

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 31942 and 31950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31942 and 31950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31942,31950) = 2
LCM(31942,31950) = ( 31942 × 31950) / 2
LCM(31942,31950) = 1020546900 / 2
LCM(31942,31950) = 510273450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31942 and 31950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31942 and 31950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31942 and 31950.

Prime Factorization of 31942

Prime Factorization of 31950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31942 and 31950.

LCM(31942,31950) = 2¹ × 15971¹ × 3² × 5² × 71¹
LCM(31942,31950) = 510273450