What is the Least Common Multiple of 11847 and 11867?

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 11847 and 11867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11847 and 11867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11847,11867) = 1
LCM(11847,11867) = ( 11847 × 11867) / 1
LCM(11847,11867) = 140588349 / 1
LCM(11847,11867) = 140588349

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11847 and 11867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11847 and 11867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11847 and 11867.

Prime Factorization of 11847

Prime Factorization of 11867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11847 and 11867.

LCM(11847,11867) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 359¹ × 11867¹
LCM(11847,11867) = 140588349