What is the Least Common Multiple of 6696 and 6716?

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 6696 and 6716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6696 and 6716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6696,6716) = 4
LCM(6696,6716) = ( 6696 × 6716) / 4
LCM(6696,6716) = 44970336 / 4
LCM(6696,6716) = 11242584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6696 and 6716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6696 and 6716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6696 and 6716.

Prime Factorization of 6696

Prime Factorization of 6716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6696 and 6716.

LCM(6696,6716) = 2³ × 3³ × 31¹ × 23¹ × 73¹
LCM(6696,6716) = 11242584