What is the Least Common Multiple of 11843 and 11848?

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 11843 and 11848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11843 and 11848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11843,11848) = 1
LCM(11843,11848) = ( 11843 × 11848) / 1
LCM(11843,11848) = 140315864 / 1
LCM(11843,11848) = 140315864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11843 and 11848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11843 and 11848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11843 and 11848.

Prime Factorization of 11843

Prime Factorization of 11848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11843 and 11848.

LCM(11843,11848) = 13¹ × 911¹ × 2³ × 1481¹
LCM(11843,11848) = 140315864