What is the Least Common Multiple of 6596 and 6604?

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 6596 and 6604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6596 and 6604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6596,6604) = 4
LCM(6596,6604) = ( 6596 × 6604) / 4
LCM(6596,6604) = 43559984 / 4
LCM(6596,6604) = 10889996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6596 and 6604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6596 and 6604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6596 and 6604.

Prime Factorization of 6596

Prime Factorization of 6604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6596 and 6604.

LCM(6596,6604) = 2² × 17¹ × 97¹ × 13¹ × 127¹
LCM(6596,6604) = 10889996