What is the Least Common Multiple of 11632 and 11652?

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 11632 and 11652 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11632 and 11652, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11632,11652) = 4
LCM(11632,11652) = ( 11632 × 11652) / 4
LCM(11632,11652) = 135536064 / 4
LCM(11632,11652) = 33884016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11632 and 11652 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11632 and 11652. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11632 and 11652.

Prime Factorization of 11632

Prime Factorization of 11652

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11632 and 11652.

LCM(11632,11652) = 2⁴ × 727¹ × 3¹ × 971¹
LCM(11632,11652) = 33884016