What is the Least Common Multiple of 11748 and 11766?

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 11748 and 11766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11748 and 11766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11748,11766) = 6
LCM(11748,11766) = ( 11748 × 11766) / 6
LCM(11748,11766) = 138226968 / 6
LCM(11748,11766) = 23037828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11748 and 11766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11748 and 11766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11748 and 11766.

Prime Factorization of 11748

Prime Factorization of 11766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11748 and 11766.

LCM(11748,11766) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 89¹ × 37¹ × 53¹
LCM(11748,11766) = 23037828