What is the Least Common Multiple of 6948 and 6966?

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 6948 and 6966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6948 and 6966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6948,6966) = 18
LCM(6948,6966) = ( 6948 × 6966) / 18
LCM(6948,6966) = 48399768 / 18
LCM(6948,6966) = 2688876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6948 and 6966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6948 and 6966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6948 and 6966.

Prime Factorization of 6948

Prime Factorization of 6966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6948 and 6966.

LCM(6948,6966) = 2² × 3⁴ × 193¹ × 43¹
LCM(6948,6966) = 2688876