What is the Least Common Multiple of 11727 and 11744?

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 11727 and 11744 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11727 and 11744, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11727,11744) = 1
LCM(11727,11744) = ( 11727 × 11744) / 1
LCM(11727,11744) = 137721888 / 1
LCM(11727,11744) = 137721888

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11727 and 11744 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11727 and 11744. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11727 and 11744.

Prime Factorization of 11727

Prime Factorization of 11744

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11727 and 11744.

LCM(11727,11744) = 3² × 1303¹ × 2⁵ × 367¹
LCM(11727,11744) = 137721888