What is the Least Common Multiple of 11531 and 11544?

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 11531 and 11544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11531 and 11544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11531,11544) = 13
LCM(11531,11544) = ( 11531 × 11544) / 13
LCM(11531,11544) = 133113864 / 13
LCM(11531,11544) = 10239528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11531 and 11544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11531 and 11544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11531 and 11544.

Prime Factorization of 11531

Prime Factorization of 11544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11531 and 11544.

LCM(11531,11544) = 13¹ × 887¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 37¹
LCM(11531,11544) = 10239528