What is the Least Common Multiple of 11242 and 11246?

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 11242 and 11246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11242 and 11246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11242,11246) = 2
LCM(11242,11246) = ( 11242 × 11246) / 2
LCM(11242,11246) = 126427532 / 2
LCM(11242,11246) = 63213766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11242 and 11246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11242 and 11246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11242 and 11246.

Prime Factorization of 11242

Prime Factorization of 11246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11242 and 11246.

LCM(11242,11246) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 73¹ × 5623¹
LCM(11242,11246) = 63213766