What is the Least Common Multiple of 11831 and 11850?

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 11831 and 11850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11831 and 11850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11831,11850) = 1
LCM(11831,11850) = ( 11831 × 11850) / 1
LCM(11831,11850) = 140197350 / 1
LCM(11831,11850) = 140197350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11831 and 11850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11831 and 11850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11831 and 11850.

Prime Factorization of 11831

Prime Factorization of 11850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11831 and 11850.

LCM(11831,11850) = 11831¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 79¹
LCM(11831,11850) = 140197350