What is the Least Common Multiple of 6988 and 6996?

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 6988 and 6996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6988 and 6996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6988,6996) = 4
LCM(6988,6996) = ( 6988 × 6996) / 4
LCM(6988,6996) = 48888048 / 4
LCM(6988,6996) = 12222012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6988 and 6996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6988 and 6996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6988 and 6996.

Prime Factorization of 6988

Prime Factorization of 6996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6988 and 6996.

LCM(6988,6996) = 2² × 1747¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 53¹
LCM(6988,6996) = 12222012