What is the Least Common Multiple of 11242 and 11249?

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 11249 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 11249, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11242,11249) = 7
LCM(11242,11249) = ( 11242 × 11249) / 7
LCM(11242,11249) = 126461258 / 7
LCM(11242,11249) = 18065894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11242 and 11249 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11242 and 11249. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11242 and 11249.

Prime Factorization of 11242

Prime Factorization of 11249

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11242 and 11249.

LCM(11242,11249) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 73¹ × 1607¹
LCM(11242,11249) = 18065894