What is the Least Common Multiple of 31596 and 31602?

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 31596 and 31602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31596 and 31602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31596,31602) = 6
LCM(31596,31602) = ( 31596 × 31602) / 6
LCM(31596,31602) = 998496792 / 6
LCM(31596,31602) = 166416132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31596 and 31602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31596 and 31602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31596 and 31602.

Prime Factorization of 31596

Prime Factorization of 31602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31596 and 31602.

LCM(31596,31602) = 2² × 3¹ × 2633¹ × 23¹ × 229¹
LCM(31596,31602) = 166416132