What is the Least Common Multiple of 10996 and 11011?

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 10996 and 11011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10996 and 11011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10996,11011) = 1
LCM(10996,11011) = ( 10996 × 11011) / 1
LCM(10996,11011) = 121076956 / 1
LCM(10996,11011) = 121076956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10996 and 11011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10996 and 11011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10996 and 11011.

Prime Factorization of 10996

Prime Factorization of 11011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10996 and 11011.

LCM(10996,11011) = 2² × 2749¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 13¹
LCM(10996,11011) = 121076956