What is the Least Common Multiple of 11038 and 11042?

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 11038 and 11042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11038 and 11042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11038,11042) = 2
LCM(11038,11042) = ( 11038 × 11042) / 2
LCM(11038,11042) = 121881596 / 2
LCM(11038,11042) = 60940798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11038 and 11042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11038 and 11042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11038 and 11042.

Prime Factorization of 11038

Prime Factorization of 11042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11038 and 11042.

LCM(11038,11042) = 2¹ × 5519¹ × 5521¹
LCM(11038,11042) = 60940798