What is the Least Common Multiple of 11778 and 11786?

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 11778 and 11786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11778 and 11786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11778,11786) = 2
LCM(11778,11786) = ( 11778 × 11786) / 2
LCM(11778,11786) = 138815508 / 2
LCM(11778,11786) = 69407754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11778 and 11786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11778 and 11786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11778 and 11786.

Prime Factorization of 11778

Prime Factorization of 11786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11778 and 11786.

LCM(11778,11786) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 151¹ × 71¹ × 83¹
LCM(11778,11786) = 69407754