What is the Least Common Multiple of 11678 and 11684?

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 11678 and 11684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11678 and 11684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11678,11684) = 2
LCM(11678,11684) = ( 11678 × 11684) / 2
LCM(11678,11684) = 136445752 / 2
LCM(11678,11684) = 68222876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11678 and 11684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11678 and 11684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11678 and 11684.

Prime Factorization of 11678

Prime Factorization of 11684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11678 and 11684.

LCM(11678,11684) = 2² × 5839¹ × 23¹ × 127¹
LCM(11678,11684) = 68222876