What is the Least Common Multiple of 11820 and 11838?

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 11838 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 11838, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11820,11838) = 6
LCM(11820,11838) = ( 11820 × 11838) / 6
LCM(11820,11838) = 139925160 / 6
LCM(11820,11838) = 23320860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11820 and 11838 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11820 and 11838. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11820 and 11838.

Prime Factorization of 11820

Prime Factorization of 11838

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11820 and 11838.

LCM(11820,11838) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 197¹ × 1973¹
LCM(11820,11838) = 23320860