What is the Least Common Multiple of 31948 and 31967?

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 31948 and 31967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31948 and 31967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31948,31967) = 1
LCM(31948,31967) = ( 31948 × 31967) / 1
LCM(31948,31967) = 1021281716 / 1
LCM(31948,31967) = 1021281716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31948 and 31967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31948 and 31967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31948 and 31967.

Prime Factorization of 31948

Prime Factorization of 31967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31948 and 31967.

LCM(31948,31967) = 2² × 7² × 163¹ × 13¹ × 2459¹
LCM(31948,31967) = 1021281716