What is the Least Common Multiple of 11881 and 11898?

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 11881 and 11898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11881 and 11898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11881,11898) = 1
LCM(11881,11898) = ( 11881 × 11898) / 1
LCM(11881,11898) = 141360138 / 1
LCM(11881,11898) = 141360138

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11881 and 11898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11881 and 11898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11881 and 11898.

Prime Factorization of 11881

Prime Factorization of 11898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11881 and 11898.

LCM(11881,11898) = 109² × 2¹ × 3² × 661¹
LCM(11881,11898) = 141360138