What is the Least Common Multiple of 11739 and 11756?

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 11739 and 11756 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11739 and 11756, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11739,11756) = 1
LCM(11739,11756) = ( 11739 × 11756) / 1
LCM(11739,11756) = 138003684 / 1
LCM(11739,11756) = 138003684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11739 and 11756 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11739 and 11756. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11739 and 11756.

Prime Factorization of 11739

Prime Factorization of 11756

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11739 and 11756.

LCM(11739,11756) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 43¹ × 2² × 2939¹
LCM(11739,11756) = 138003684