What is the Least Common Multiple of 96948 and 96954?

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 96948 and 96954 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96948 and 96954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96948,96954) = 6
LCM(96948,96954) = ( 96948 × 96954) / 6
LCM(96948,96954) = 9399496392 / 6
LCM(96948,96954) = 1566582732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96948 and 96954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96948 and 96954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96948 and 96954.

Prime Factorization of 96948

Prime Factorization of 96954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96948 and 96954.

LCM(96948,96954) = 2² × 3² × 2693¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 113¹
LCM(96948,96954) = 1566582732