What is the Least Common Multiple of 11659 and 11670?

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 11659 and 11670 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11659 and 11670, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11659,11670) = 1
LCM(11659,11670) = ( 11659 × 11670) / 1
LCM(11659,11670) = 136060530 / 1
LCM(11659,11670) = 136060530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11659 and 11670 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11659 and 11670. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11659 and 11670.

Prime Factorization of 11659

Prime Factorization of 11670

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11659 and 11670.

LCM(11659,11670) = 89¹ × 131¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 389¹
LCM(11659,11670) = 136060530