What is the Least Common Multiple of 11565 and 11575?

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 11565 and 11575 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11565 and 11575, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11565,11575) = 5
LCM(11565,11575) = ( 11565 × 11575) / 5
LCM(11565,11575) = 133864875 / 5
LCM(11565,11575) = 26772975

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11565 and 11575 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11565 and 11575. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11565 and 11575.

Prime Factorization of 11565

Prime Factorization of 11575

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11565 and 11575.

LCM(11565,11575) = 3² × 5² × 257¹ × 463¹
LCM(11565,11575) = 26772975