What is the Least Common Multiple of 31846 and 31852?

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 31846 and 31852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31846 and 31852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31846,31852) = 2
LCM(31846,31852) = ( 31846 × 31852) / 2
LCM(31846,31852) = 1014358792 / 2
LCM(31846,31852) = 507179396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31846 and 31852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31846 and 31852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31846 and 31852.

Prime Factorization of 31846

Prime Factorization of 31852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31846 and 31852.

LCM(31846,31852) = 2² × 15923¹ × 7963¹
LCM(31846,31852) = 507179396