What is the Least Common Multiple of 11788 and 11794?

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 11788 and 11794 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11788 and 11794, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11788,11794) = 2
LCM(11788,11794) = ( 11788 × 11794) / 2
LCM(11788,11794) = 139027672 / 2
LCM(11788,11794) = 69513836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11788 and 11794 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11788 and 11794. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11788 and 11794.

Prime Factorization of 11788

Prime Factorization of 11794

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11788 and 11794.

LCM(11788,11794) = 2² × 7¹ × 421¹ × 5897¹
LCM(11788,11794) = 69513836