What is the Least Common Multiple of 11749 and 11768?

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 11749 and 11768 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11749 and 11768, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11749,11768) = 1
LCM(11749,11768) = ( 11749 × 11768) / 1
LCM(11749,11768) = 138262232 / 1
LCM(11749,11768) = 138262232

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11749 and 11768 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11749 and 11768. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11749 and 11768.

Prime Factorization of 11749

Prime Factorization of 11768

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11749 and 11768.

LCM(11749,11768) = 31¹ × 379¹ × 2³ × 1471¹
LCM(11749,11768) = 138262232