What is the Least Common Multiple of 6288 and 6306?

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 6288 and 6306 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6288 and 6306, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6288,6306) = 6
LCM(6288,6306) = ( 6288 × 6306) / 6
LCM(6288,6306) = 39652128 / 6
LCM(6288,6306) = 6608688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6288 and 6306 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6288 and 6306. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6288 and 6306.

Prime Factorization of 6288

Prime Factorization of 6306

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6288 and 6306.

LCM(6288,6306) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 131¹ × 1051¹
LCM(6288,6306) = 6608688