What is the Least Common Multiple of 10995 and 11003?

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 10995 and 11003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10995 and 11003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10995,11003) = 1
LCM(10995,11003) = ( 10995 × 11003) / 1
LCM(10995,11003) = 120977985 / 1
LCM(10995,11003) = 120977985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10995 and 11003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10995 and 11003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10995 and 11003.

Prime Factorization of 10995

Prime Factorization of 11003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10995 and 11003.

LCM(10995,11003) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 733¹ × 11003¹
LCM(10995,11003) = 120977985