What is the Least Common Multiple of 11653 and 11672?

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 11653 and 11672 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11653 and 11672, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11653,11672) = 1
LCM(11653,11672) = ( 11653 × 11672) / 1
LCM(11653,11672) = 136013816 / 1
LCM(11653,11672) = 136013816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11653 and 11672 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11653 and 11672. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11653 and 11672.

Prime Factorization of 11653

Prime Factorization of 11672

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11653 and 11672.

LCM(11653,11672) = 43¹ × 271¹ × 2³ × 1459¹
LCM(11653,11672) = 136013816