What is the Least Common Multiple of 10944 and 10952?

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 10944 and 10952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10944 and 10952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10944,10952) = 8
LCM(10944,10952) = ( 10944 × 10952) / 8
LCM(10944,10952) = 119858688 / 8
LCM(10944,10952) = 14982336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10944 and 10952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10944 and 10952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10944 and 10952.

Prime Factorization of 10944

Prime Factorization of 10952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10944 and 10952.

LCM(10944,10952) = 2⁶ × 3² × 19¹ × 37²
LCM(10944,10952) = 14982336