What is the Least Common Multiple of 11506 and 11510?

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 11506 and 11510 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11506 and 11510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11506,11510) = 2
LCM(11506,11510) = ( 11506 × 11510) / 2
LCM(11506,11510) = 132434060 / 2
LCM(11506,11510) = 66217030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11506 and 11510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11506 and 11510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11506 and 11510.

Prime Factorization of 11506

Prime Factorization of 11510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11506 and 11510.

LCM(11506,11510) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 523¹ × 5¹ × 1151¹
LCM(11506,11510) = 66217030