What is the Least Common Multiple of 11878 and 11893?

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 11878 and 11893 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11878 and 11893, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11878,11893) = 1
LCM(11878,11893) = ( 11878 × 11893) / 1
LCM(11878,11893) = 141265054 / 1
LCM(11878,11893) = 141265054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11878 and 11893 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11878 and 11893. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11878 and 11893.

Prime Factorization of 11878

Prime Factorization of 11893

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11878 and 11893.

LCM(11878,11893) = 2¹ × 5939¹ × 7¹ × 1699¹
LCM(11878,11893) = 141265054