What is the Least Common Multiple of 31690 and 31702?

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 31690 and 31702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31690 and 31702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31690,31702) = 2
LCM(31690,31702) = ( 31690 × 31702) / 2
LCM(31690,31702) = 1004636380 / 2
LCM(31690,31702) = 502318190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31690 and 31702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31690 and 31702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31690 and 31702.

Prime Factorization of 31690

Prime Factorization of 31702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31690 and 31702.

LCM(31690,31702) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3169¹ × 11² × 131¹
LCM(31690,31702) = 502318190