What is the Least Common Multiple of 11604 and 11620?

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 11604 and 11620 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11604 and 11620, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11604,11620) = 4
LCM(11604,11620) = ( 11604 × 11620) / 4
LCM(11604,11620) = 134838480 / 4
LCM(11604,11620) = 33709620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11604 and 11620 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11604 and 11620. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11604 and 11620.

Prime Factorization of 11604

Prime Factorization of 11620

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11604 and 11620.

LCM(11604,11620) = 2² × 3¹ × 967¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 83¹
LCM(11604,11620) = 33709620