What is the Least Common Multiple of 11101 and 11118?

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 11101 and 11118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11101 and 11118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11101,11118) = 17
LCM(11101,11118) = ( 11101 × 11118) / 17
LCM(11101,11118) = 123420918 / 17
LCM(11101,11118) = 7260054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11101 and 11118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11101 and 11118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11101 and 11118.

Prime Factorization of 11101

Prime Factorization of 11118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11101 and 11118.

LCM(11101,11118) = 17¹ × 653¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 109¹
LCM(11101,11118) = 7260054