What is the Least Common Multiple of 11202 and 11217?

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 11202 and 11217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11202 and 11217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11202,11217) = 3
LCM(11202,11217) = ( 11202 × 11217) / 3
LCM(11202,11217) = 125652834 / 3
LCM(11202,11217) = 41884278

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11202 and 11217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11202 and 11217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11202 and 11217.

Prime Factorization of 11202

Prime Factorization of 11217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11202 and 11217.

LCM(11202,11217) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1867¹ × 3739¹
LCM(11202,11217) = 41884278