What is the Least Common Multiple of 11826 and 11834?

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 11826 and 11834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11826 and 11834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11826,11834) = 2
LCM(11826,11834) = ( 11826 × 11834) / 2
LCM(11826,11834) = 139948884 / 2
LCM(11826,11834) = 69974442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11826 and 11834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11826 and 11834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11826 and 11834.

Prime Factorization of 11826

Prime Factorization of 11834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11826 and 11834.

LCM(11826,11834) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 73¹ × 61¹ × 97¹
LCM(11826,11834) = 69974442