What is the Least Common Multiple of 11515 and 11530?

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 11515 and 11530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11515 and 11530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11515,11530) = 5
LCM(11515,11530) = ( 11515 × 11530) / 5
LCM(11515,11530) = 132767950 / 5
LCM(11515,11530) = 26553590

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11515 and 11530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11515 and 11530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11515 and 11530.

Prime Factorization of 11515

Prime Factorization of 11530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11515 and 11530.

LCM(11515,11530) = 5¹ × 7² × 47¹ × 2¹ × 1153¹
LCM(11515,11530) = 26553590