What is the Least Common Multiple of 11844 and 11855?

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 11844 and 11855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11844 and 11855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11844,11855) = 1
LCM(11844,11855) = ( 11844 × 11855) / 1
LCM(11844,11855) = 140410620 / 1
LCM(11844,11855) = 140410620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11844 and 11855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11844 and 11855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11844 and 11855.

Prime Factorization of 11844

Prime Factorization of 11855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11844 and 11855.

LCM(11844,11855) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 47¹ × 5¹ × 2371¹
LCM(11844,11855) = 140410620