What is the Least Common Multiple of 11594 and 11611?

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 11594 and 11611 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11594 and 11611, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11594,11611) = 17
LCM(11594,11611) = ( 11594 × 11611) / 17
LCM(11594,11611) = 134617934 / 17
LCM(11594,11611) = 7918702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11594 and 11611 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11594 and 11611. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11594 and 11611.

Prime Factorization of 11594

Prime Factorization of 11611

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11594 and 11611.

LCM(11594,11611) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 31¹ × 683¹
LCM(11594,11611) = 7918702