What is the Least Common Multiple of 11257 and 11268?

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 11268 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 11268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11257,11268) = 1
LCM(11257,11268) = ( 11257 × 11268) / 1
LCM(11257,11268) = 126843876 / 1
LCM(11257,11268) = 126843876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11257 and 11268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11257 and 11268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11257 and 11268.

Prime Factorization of 11257

Prime Factorization of 11268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11257 and 11268.

LCM(11257,11268) = 11257¹ × 2² × 3² × 313¹
LCM(11257,11268) = 126843876