What is the Least Common Multiple of 11839 and 11847?

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 11839 and 11847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11839 and 11847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11839,11847) = 1
LCM(11839,11847) = ( 11839 × 11847) / 1
LCM(11839,11847) = 140256633 / 1
LCM(11839,11847) = 140256633

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11839 and 11847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11839 and 11847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11839 and 11847.

Prime Factorization of 11839

Prime Factorization of 11847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11839 and 11847.

LCM(11839,11847) = 11839¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 359¹
LCM(11839,11847) = 140256633