What is the Least Common Multiple of 10997 and 11015?

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 10997 and 11015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10997 and 11015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10997,11015) = 1
LCM(10997,11015) = ( 10997 × 11015) / 1
LCM(10997,11015) = 121131955 / 1
LCM(10997,11015) = 121131955

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10997 and 11015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10997 and 11015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10997 and 11015.

Prime Factorization of 10997

Prime Factorization of 11015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10997 and 11015.

LCM(10997,11015) = 7¹ × 1571¹ × 5¹ × 2203¹
LCM(10997,11015) = 121131955