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What is the Least Common Multiple of 11940 and 11950?

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 (LCM) of 11940 and 11950 is 14268300.

LCM(11940,11950) = 14268300

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Least Common Multiple of 11940 and 11950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11940 and 11950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11940,11950) = 10
LCM(11940,11950) = ( 11940 × 11950) / 10
LCM(11940,11950) = 142683000 / 10
LCM(11940,11950) = 14268300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11940 and 11950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11940 and 11950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11940 and 11950.

Prime Factorization of 11940

Prime factors of 11940 are 2, 3, 5, 199. Prime factorization of 11940 in exponential form is:

11940 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 1991

Prime Factorization of 11950

Prime factors of 11950 are 2, 5, 239. Prime factorization of 11950 in exponential form is:

11950 = 21 × 52 × 2391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11940 and 11950.

LCM(11940,11950) = 22 × 31 × 52 × 1991 × 2391
LCM(11940,11950) = 14268300