What is the Least Common Multiple of 11836 and 11841?

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 11836 and 11841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11836 and 11841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11836,11841) = 1
LCM(11836,11841) = ( 11836 × 11841) / 1
LCM(11836,11841) = 140150076 / 1
LCM(11836,11841) = 140150076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11836 and 11841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11836 and 11841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11836 and 11841.

Prime Factorization of 11836

Prime Factorization of 11841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11836 and 11841.

LCM(11836,11841) = 2² × 11¹ × 269¹ × 3¹ × 3947¹
LCM(11836,11841) = 140150076