What is the Least Common Multiple of 11331 and 11345?

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 11331 and 11345 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11331 and 11345, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11331,11345) = 1
LCM(11331,11345) = ( 11331 × 11345) / 1
LCM(11331,11345) = 128550195 / 1
LCM(11331,11345) = 128550195

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11331 and 11345 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11331 and 11345. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11331 and 11345.

Prime Factorization of 11331

Prime Factorization of 11345

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11331 and 11345.

LCM(11331,11345) = 3² × 1259¹ × 5¹ × 2269¹
LCM(11331,11345) = 128550195