What is the Least Common Multiple of 11684 and 11690?

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 11684 and 11690 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11684 and 11690, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11684,11690) = 2
LCM(11684,11690) = ( 11684 × 11690) / 2
LCM(11684,11690) = 136585960 / 2
LCM(11684,11690) = 68292980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11684 and 11690 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11684 and 11690. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11684 and 11690.

Prime Factorization of 11684

Prime Factorization of 11690

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11684 and 11690.

LCM(11684,11690) = 2² × 23¹ × 127¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 167¹
LCM(11684,11690) = 68292980