What is the Least Common Multiple of 31842 and 31846?

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 31842 and 31846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31842 and 31846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31842,31846) = 2
LCM(31842,31846) = ( 31842 × 31846) / 2
LCM(31842,31846) = 1014040332 / 2
LCM(31842,31846) = 507020166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31842 and 31846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31842 and 31846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31842 and 31846.

Prime Factorization of 31842

Prime Factorization of 31846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31842 and 31846.

LCM(31842,31846) = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 61¹ × 15923¹
LCM(31842,31846) = 507020166