What is the Least Common Multiple of 11226 and 11244?

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 11226 and 11244 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11226 and 11244, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11226,11244) = 6
LCM(11226,11244) = ( 11226 × 11244) / 6
LCM(11226,11244) = 126225144 / 6
LCM(11226,11244) = 21037524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11226 and 11244 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11226 and 11244. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11226 and 11244.

Prime Factorization of 11226

Prime Factorization of 11244

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11226 and 11244.

LCM(11226,11244) = 2² × 3¹ × 1871¹ × 937¹
LCM(11226,11244) = 21037524