Least Common Multiple of 12 and 88 (LCM of 12 and 88)

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12 and 88

What is the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12 and 88? Here we will show you step-by-step how to find the Least Common Multiple of 12 and 88.

Step 1) First we find and list the prime factors of 12 and 88 (Prime Factorization):

Prime Factors of 12:
2, 2, 3

Prime Factors of 88:
2, 2, 2, 11

Step 2) Then we look at the frequency of the prime factors as they appear in each set above. List each prime factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either sets:

2, 2, 2, 3, 11

Step 3) Finally, we multiply the prime numbers from Step 2 together.

2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 11 = 264

That's it. The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12 and 88 is 264.

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