What is the Least Common Multiple of 11530 and 11540?

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 11530 and 11540 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11530 and 11540, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11530,11540) = 10
LCM(11530,11540) = ( 11530 × 11540) / 10
LCM(11530,11540) = 133056200 / 10
LCM(11530,11540) = 13305620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11530 and 11540 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11530 and 11540. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11530 and 11540.

Prime Factorization of 11530

Prime Factorization of 11540

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11530 and 11540.

LCM(11530,11540) = 2² × 5¹ × 1153¹ × 577¹
LCM(11530,11540) = 13305620