What is the Least Common Multiple of 11406 and 11412?

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 11406 and 11412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11406 and 11412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11406,11412) = 6
LCM(11406,11412) = ( 11406 × 11412) / 6
LCM(11406,11412) = 130165272 / 6
LCM(11406,11412) = 21694212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11406 and 11412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11406 and 11412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11406 and 11412.

Prime Factorization of 11406

Prime Factorization of 11412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11406 and 11412.

LCM(11406,11412) = 2² × 3² × 1901¹ × 317¹
LCM(11406,11412) = 21694212