What is the Least Common Multiple of 11158 and 11178?

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 11158 and 11178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11158 and 11178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11158,11178) = 2
LCM(11158,11178) = ( 11158 × 11178) / 2
LCM(11158,11178) = 124724124 / 2
LCM(11158,11178) = 62362062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11158 and 11178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11158 and 11178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11158 and 11178.

Prime Factorization of 11158

Prime Factorization of 11178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11158 and 11178.

LCM(11158,11178) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 797¹ × 3⁵ × 23¹
LCM(11158,11178) = 62362062