What is the Least Common Multiple of 11871 and 11880?

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 11871 and 11880 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11871 and 11880, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11871,11880) = 9
LCM(11871,11880) = ( 11871 × 11880) / 9
LCM(11871,11880) = 141027480 / 9
LCM(11871,11880) = 15669720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11871 and 11880 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11871 and 11880. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11871 and 11880.

Prime Factorization of 11871

Prime Factorization of 11880

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11871 and 11880.

LCM(11871,11880) = 3³ × 1319¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹
LCM(11871,11880) = 15669720