What is the Least Common Multiple of 10998 and 11002?

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 10998 and 11002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10998 and 11002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10998,11002) = 2
LCM(10998,11002) = ( 10998 × 11002) / 2
LCM(10998,11002) = 120999996 / 2
LCM(10998,11002) = 60499998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10998 and 11002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10998 and 11002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10998 and 11002.

Prime Factorization of 10998

Prime Factorization of 11002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10998 and 11002.

LCM(10998,11002) = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 47¹ × 5501¹
LCM(10998,11002) = 60499998