What is the Least Common Multiple of 11257 and 11266?

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 11257 and 11266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11257 and 11266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11257,11266) = 1
LCM(11257,11266) = ( 11257 × 11266) / 1
LCM(11257,11266) = 126821362 / 1
LCM(11257,11266) = 126821362

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11257 and 11266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11257 and 11266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11257 and 11266.

Prime Factorization of 11257

Prime Factorization of 11266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11257 and 11266.

LCM(11257,11266) = 11257¹ × 2¹ × 43¹ × 131¹
LCM(11257,11266) = 126821362