What is the Least Common Multiple of 11450 and 11466?

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 11450 and 11466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11450 and 11466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11450,11466) = 2
LCM(11450,11466) = ( 11450 × 11466) / 2
LCM(11450,11466) = 131285700 / 2
LCM(11450,11466) = 65642850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11450 and 11466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11450 and 11466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11450 and 11466.

Prime Factorization of 11450

Prime Factorization of 11466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11450 and 11466.

LCM(11450,11466) = 2¹ × 5² × 229¹ × 3² × 7² × 13¹
LCM(11450,11466) = 65642850