What is the Least Common Multiple of 6931 and 6951?

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 6931 and 6951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6931 and 6951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6931,6951) = 1
LCM(6931,6951) = ( 6931 × 6951) / 1
LCM(6931,6951) = 48177381 / 1
LCM(6931,6951) = 48177381

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6931 and 6951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6931 and 6951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6931 and 6951.

Prime Factorization of 6931

Prime Factorization of 6951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6931 and 6951.

LCM(6931,6951) = 29¹ × 239¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 331¹
LCM(6931,6951) = 48177381