What is the Least Common Multiple of 11548 and 11555?

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 11548 and 11555 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11548 and 11555, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11548,11555) = 1
LCM(11548,11555) = ( 11548 × 11555) / 1
LCM(11548,11555) = 133437140 / 1
LCM(11548,11555) = 133437140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11548 and 11555 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11548 and 11555. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11548 and 11555.

Prime Factorization of 11548

Prime Factorization of 11555

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11548 and 11555.

LCM(11548,11555) = 2² × 2887¹ × 5¹ × 2311¹
LCM(11548,11555) = 133437140