What is the Least Common Multiple of 11233 and 11237?

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 11233 and 11237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11233 and 11237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11233,11237) = 1
LCM(11233,11237) = ( 11233 × 11237) / 1
LCM(11233,11237) = 126225221 / 1
LCM(11233,11237) = 126225221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11233 and 11237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11233 and 11237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11233 and 11237.

Prime Factorization of 11233

Prime Factorization of 11237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11233 and 11237.

LCM(11233,11237) = 47¹ × 239¹ × 17¹ × 661¹
LCM(11233,11237) = 126225221