What is the Least Common Multiple of 11294 and 11308?

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 11294 and 11308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11294 and 11308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11294,11308) = 2
LCM(11294,11308) = ( 11294 × 11308) / 2
LCM(11294,11308) = 127712552 / 2
LCM(11294,11308) = 63856276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11294 and 11308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11294 and 11308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11294 and 11308.

Prime Factorization of 11294

Prime Factorization of 11308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11294 and 11308.

LCM(11294,11308) = 2² × 5647¹ × 11¹ × 257¹
LCM(11294,11308) = 63856276