What is the Least Common Multiple of 11658 and 11664?

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 11658 and 11664 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11658 and 11664, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11658,11664) = 6
LCM(11658,11664) = ( 11658 × 11664) / 6
LCM(11658,11664) = 135978912 / 6
LCM(11658,11664) = 22663152

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11658 and 11664 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11658 and 11664. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11658 and 11664.

Prime Factorization of 11658

Prime Factorization of 11664

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11658 and 11664.

LCM(11658,11664) = 2⁴ × 3⁶ × 29¹ × 67¹
LCM(11658,11664) = 22663152