What is the Least Common Multiple of 11948 and 11953?

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 11948 and 11953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11948 and 11953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11948,11953) = 1
LCM(11948,11953) = ( 11948 × 11953) / 1
LCM(11948,11953) = 142814444 / 1
LCM(11948,11953) = 142814444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11948 and 11953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11948 and 11953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11948 and 11953.

Prime Factorization of 11948

Prime Factorization of 11953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11948 and 11953.

LCM(11948,11953) = 2² × 29¹ × 103¹ × 11953¹
LCM(11948,11953) = 142814444