What is the Least Common Multiple of 11591 and 11603?

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 11591 and 11603 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11591 and 11603, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11591,11603) = 1
LCM(11591,11603) = ( 11591 × 11603) / 1
LCM(11591,11603) = 134490373 / 1
LCM(11591,11603) = 134490373

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11591 and 11603 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11591 and 11603. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11591 and 11603.

Prime Factorization of 11591

Prime Factorization of 11603

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11591 and 11603.

LCM(11591,11603) = 67¹ × 173¹ × 41¹ × 283¹
LCM(11591,11603) = 134490373