What is the Least Common Multiple of 11203 and 11220?

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 11203 and 11220 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11203 and 11220, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11203,11220) = 17
LCM(11203,11220) = ( 11203 × 11220) / 17
LCM(11203,11220) = 125697660 / 17
LCM(11203,11220) = 7393980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11203 and 11220 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11203 and 11220. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11203 and 11220.

Prime Factorization of 11203

Prime Factorization of 11220

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11203 and 11220.

LCM(11203,11220) = 17¹ × 659¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹
LCM(11203,11220) = 7393980