What is the Least Common Multiple of 11698 and 11711?

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 11698 and 11711 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11698 and 11711, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11698,11711) = 1
LCM(11698,11711) = ( 11698 × 11711) / 1
LCM(11698,11711) = 136995278 / 1
LCM(11698,11711) = 136995278

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11698 and 11711 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11698 and 11711. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11698 and 11711.

Prime Factorization of 11698

Prime Factorization of 11711

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11698 and 11711.

LCM(11698,11711) = 2¹ × 5849¹ × 7² × 239¹
LCM(11698,11711) = 136995278