What is the Least Common Multiple of 11551 and 11568?

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 11551 and 11568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11551 and 11568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11551,11568) = 1
LCM(11551,11568) = ( 11551 × 11568) / 1
LCM(11551,11568) = 133621968 / 1
LCM(11551,11568) = 133621968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11551 and 11568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11551 and 11568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11551 and 11568.

Prime Factorization of 11551

Prime Factorization of 11568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11551 and 11568.

LCM(11551,11568) = 11551¹ × 2⁴ × 3¹ × 241¹
LCM(11551,11568) = 133621968