What is the Least Common Multiple of 11478 and 11496?

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 11478 and 11496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11478 and 11496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11478,11496) = 6
LCM(11478,11496) = ( 11478 × 11496) / 6
LCM(11478,11496) = 131951088 / 6
LCM(11478,11496) = 21991848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11478 and 11496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11478 and 11496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11478 and 11496.

Prime Factorization of 11478

Prime Factorization of 11496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11478 and 11496.

LCM(11478,11496) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1913¹ × 479¹
LCM(11478,11496) = 21991848