What is the Least Common Multiple of 11650 and 11668?

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 11650 and 11668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11650 and 11668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11650,11668) = 2
LCM(11650,11668) = ( 11650 × 11668) / 2
LCM(11650,11668) = 135932200 / 2
LCM(11650,11668) = 67966100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11650 and 11668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11650 and 11668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11650 and 11668.

Prime Factorization of 11650

Prime Factorization of 11668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11650 and 11668.

LCM(11650,11668) = 2² × 5² × 233¹ × 2917¹
LCM(11650,11668) = 67966100