What is the Least Common Multiple of 11242 and 11253?

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 11253 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 11253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11242,11253) = 11
LCM(11242,11253) = ( 11242 × 11253) / 11
LCM(11242,11253) = 126506226 / 11
LCM(11242,11253) = 11500566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11242 and 11253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11242 and 11253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11242 and 11253.

Prime Factorization of 11242

Prime Factorization of 11253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11242 and 11253.

LCM(11242,11253) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 73¹ × 3¹ × 31¹
LCM(11242,11253) = 11500566