What is the Least Common Multiple of 11303 and 11309?

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 11303 and 11309 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11303 and 11309, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11303,11309) = 1
LCM(11303,11309) = ( 11303 × 11309) / 1
LCM(11303,11309) = 127825627 / 1
LCM(11303,11309) = 127825627

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11303 and 11309 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11303 and 11309. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11303 and 11309.

Prime Factorization of 11303

Prime Factorization of 11309

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11303 and 11309.

LCM(11303,11309) = 89¹ × 127¹ × 43¹ × 263¹
LCM(11303,11309) = 127825627