What is the Least Common Multiple of 31943 and 31953?

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 31943 and 31953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31943 and 31953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31943,31953) = 1
LCM(31943,31953) = ( 31943 × 31953) / 1
LCM(31943,31953) = 1020674679 / 1
LCM(31943,31953) = 1020674679

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31943 and 31953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31943 and 31953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31943 and 31953.

Prime Factorization of 31943

Prime Factorization of 31953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31943 and 31953.

LCM(31943,31953) = 17¹ × 1879¹ × 3¹ × 10651¹
LCM(31943,31953) = 1020674679