What is the Least Common Multiple of 948 and 952?

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 948 and 952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 948 and 952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(948,952) = 4
LCM(948,952) = ( 948 × 952) / 4
LCM(948,952) = 902496 / 4
LCM(948,952) = 225624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 948 and 952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 948 and 952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 948 and 952.

Prime Factorization of 948

Prime Factorization of 952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 948 and 952.

LCM(948,952) = 2³ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 7¹ × 17¹
LCM(948,952) = 225624