What is the Least Common Multiple of 11712 and 11718?

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 11712 and 11718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11712 and 11718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11712,11718) = 6
LCM(11712,11718) = ( 11712 × 11718) / 6
LCM(11712,11718) = 137241216 / 6
LCM(11712,11718) = 22873536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11712 and 11718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11712 and 11718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11712 and 11718.

Prime Factorization of 11712

Prime Factorization of 11718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11712 and 11718.

LCM(11712,11718) = 2⁶ × 3³ × 61¹ × 7¹ × 31¹
LCM(11712,11718) = 22873536