What is the Least Common Multiple of 11736 and 11752?

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 11736 and 11752 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11736 and 11752, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11736,11752) = 8
LCM(11736,11752) = ( 11736 × 11752) / 8
LCM(11736,11752) = 137921472 / 8
LCM(11736,11752) = 17240184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11736 and 11752 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11736 and 11752. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11736 and 11752.

Prime Factorization of 11736

Prime Factorization of 11752

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11736 and 11752.

LCM(11736,11752) = 2³ × 3² × 163¹ × 13¹ × 113¹
LCM(11736,11752) = 17240184