What is the Least Common Multiple of 31002 and 31016?

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 31002 and 31016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31002 and 31016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31002,31016) = 2
LCM(31002,31016) = ( 31002 × 31016) / 2
LCM(31002,31016) = 961558032 / 2
LCM(31002,31016) = 480779016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31002 and 31016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31002 and 31016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31002 and 31016.

Prime Factorization of 31002

Prime Factorization of 31016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31002 and 31016.

LCM(31002,31016) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5167¹ × 3877¹
LCM(31002,31016) = 480779016