What is the Least Common Multiple of 11942 and 11948?

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 11942 and 11948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11942 and 11948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11942,11948) = 2
LCM(11942,11948) = ( 11942 × 11948) / 2
LCM(11942,11948) = 142683016 / 2
LCM(11942,11948) = 71341508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11942 and 11948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11942 and 11948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11942 and 11948.

Prime Factorization of 11942

Prime Factorization of 11948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11942 and 11948.

LCM(11942,11948) = 2² × 7¹ × 853¹ × 29¹ × 103¹
LCM(11942,11948) = 71341508