What is the Least Common Multiple of 11271 and 11286?

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 11271 and 11286 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11271 and 11286, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11271,11286) = 3
LCM(11271,11286) = ( 11271 × 11286) / 3
LCM(11271,11286) = 127204506 / 3
LCM(11271,11286) = 42401502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11271 and 11286 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11271 and 11286. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11271 and 11286.

Prime Factorization of 11271

Prime Factorization of 11286

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11271 and 11286.

LCM(11271,11286) = 3³ × 13¹ × 17² × 2¹ × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(11271,11286) = 42401502