What is the Least Common Multiple of 11475 and 11486?

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 11475 and 11486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11475 and 11486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11475,11486) = 1
LCM(11475,11486) = ( 11475 × 11486) / 1
LCM(11475,11486) = 131801850 / 1
LCM(11475,11486) = 131801850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11475 and 11486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11475 and 11486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11475 and 11486.

Prime Factorization of 11475

Prime Factorization of 11486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11475 and 11486.

LCM(11475,11486) = 3³ × 5² × 17¹ × 2¹ × 5743¹
LCM(11475,11486) = 131801850