What is the Least Common Multiple of 11448 and 11468?

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 11448 and 11468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11448 and 11468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11448,11468) = 4
LCM(11448,11468) = ( 11448 × 11468) / 4
LCM(11448,11468) = 131285664 / 4
LCM(11448,11468) = 32821416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11448 and 11468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11448 and 11468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11448 and 11468.

Prime Factorization of 11448

Prime Factorization of 11468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11448 and 11468.

LCM(11448,11468) = 2³ × 3³ × 53¹ × 47¹ × 61¹
LCM(11448,11468) = 32821416