What is the Least Common Multiple of 11603 and 11623?

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 11603 and 11623 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11603 and 11623, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11603,11623) = 1
LCM(11603,11623) = ( 11603 × 11623) / 1
LCM(11603,11623) = 134861669 / 1
LCM(11603,11623) = 134861669

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11603 and 11623 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11603 and 11623. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11603 and 11623.

Prime Factorization of 11603

Prime Factorization of 11623

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11603 and 11623.

LCM(11603,11623) = 41¹ × 283¹ × 59¹ × 197¹
LCM(11603,11623) = 134861669