What is the Least Common Multiple of 11820 and 11826?

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 11820 and 11826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11820 and 11826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11820,11826) = 6
LCM(11820,11826) = ( 11820 × 11826) / 6
LCM(11820,11826) = 139783320 / 6
LCM(11820,11826) = 23297220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11820 and 11826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11820 and 11826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11820 and 11826.

Prime Factorization of 11820

Prime Factorization of 11826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11820 and 11826.

LCM(11820,11826) = 2² × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 197¹ × 73¹
LCM(11820,11826) = 23297220