What is the Least Common Multiple of 11839 and 11854?

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 11854 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 11854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11839,11854) = 1
LCM(11839,11854) = ( 11839 × 11854) / 1
LCM(11839,11854) = 140339506 / 1
LCM(11839,11854) = 140339506

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11839 and 11854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11839 and 11854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11839 and 11854.

Prime Factorization of 11839

Prime Factorization of 11854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11839 and 11854.

LCM(11839,11854) = 11839¹ × 2¹ × 5927¹
LCM(11839,11854) = 140339506