What is the Least Common Multiple of 11490 and 11498?

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 11490 and 11498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11490 and 11498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11490,11498) = 2
LCM(11490,11498) = ( 11490 × 11498) / 2
LCM(11490,11498) = 132112020 / 2
LCM(11490,11498) = 66056010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11490 and 11498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11490 and 11498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11490 and 11498.

Prime Factorization of 11490

Prime Factorization of 11498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11490 and 11498.

LCM(11490,11498) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 383¹ × 5749¹
LCM(11490,11498) = 66056010