What is the Least Common Multiple of 11298 and 11317?

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 11298 and 11317 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11298 and 11317, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11298,11317) = 1
LCM(11298,11317) = ( 11298 × 11317) / 1
LCM(11298,11317) = 127859466 / 1
LCM(11298,11317) = 127859466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11298 and 11317 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11298 and 11317. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11298 and 11317.

Prime Factorization of 11298

Prime Factorization of 11317

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11298 and 11317.

LCM(11298,11317) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 269¹ × 11317¹
LCM(11298,11317) = 127859466