What is the Least Common Multiple of 11174 and 11188?

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 11174 and 11188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11174 and 11188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11174,11188) = 2
LCM(11174,11188) = ( 11174 × 11188) / 2
LCM(11174,11188) = 125014712 / 2
LCM(11174,11188) = 62507356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11174 and 11188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11174 and 11188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11174 and 11188.

Prime Factorization of 11174

Prime Factorization of 11188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11174 and 11188.

LCM(11174,11188) = 2² × 37¹ × 151¹ × 2797¹
LCM(11174,11188) = 62507356