What is the Least Common Multiple of 11893 and 11901?

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 11893 and 11901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11893 and 11901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11893,11901) = 1
LCM(11893,11901) = ( 11893 × 11901) / 1
LCM(11893,11901) = 141538593 / 1
LCM(11893,11901) = 141538593

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11893 and 11901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11893 and 11901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11893 and 11901.

Prime Factorization of 11893

Prime Factorization of 11901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11893 and 11901.

LCM(11893,11901) = 7¹ × 1699¹ × 3¹ × 3967¹
LCM(11893,11901) = 141538593