What is the Least Common Multiple of 11955 and 11959?

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 11955 and 11959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11955 and 11959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11955,11959) = 1
LCM(11955,11959) = ( 11955 × 11959) / 1
LCM(11955,11959) = 142969845 / 1
LCM(11955,11959) = 142969845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11955 and 11959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11955 and 11959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11955 and 11959.

Prime Factorization of 11955

Prime Factorization of 11959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11955 and 11959.

LCM(11955,11959) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 797¹ × 11959¹
LCM(11955,11959) = 142969845