What is the Least Common Multiple of 96012 and 96018?

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 96012 and 96018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96012 and 96018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96012,96018) = 6
LCM(96012,96018) = ( 96012 × 96018) / 6
LCM(96012,96018) = 9218880216 / 6
LCM(96012,96018) = 1536480036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96012 and 96018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96012 and 96018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96012 and 96018.

Prime Factorization of 96012

Prime Factorization of 96018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96012 and 96018.

LCM(96012,96018) = 2² × 3³ × 7¹ × 127¹ × 13¹ × 1231¹
LCM(96012,96018) = 1536480036