What is the Least Common Multiple of 11678 and 11694?

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 11694 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 11694, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11678,11694) = 2
LCM(11678,11694) = ( 11678 × 11694) / 2
LCM(11678,11694) = 136562532 / 2
LCM(11678,11694) = 68281266

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11678 and 11694 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11678 and 11694. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11678 and 11694.

Prime Factorization of 11678

Prime Factorization of 11694

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11678 and 11694.

LCM(11678,11694) = 2¹ × 5839¹ × 3¹ × 1949¹
LCM(11678,11694) = 68281266