What is the Least Common Multiple of 11324 and 11331?

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 11324 and 11331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11324 and 11331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11324,11331) = 1
LCM(11324,11331) = ( 11324 × 11331) / 1
LCM(11324,11331) = 128312244 / 1
LCM(11324,11331) = 128312244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11324 and 11331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11324 and 11331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11324 and 11331.

Prime Factorization of 11324

Prime Factorization of 11331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11324 and 11331.

LCM(11324,11331) = 2² × 19¹ × 149¹ × 3² × 1259¹
LCM(11324,11331) = 128312244