What is the Least Common Multiple of 11344 and 11348?

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 11344 and 11348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11344 and 11348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11344,11348) = 4
LCM(11344,11348) = ( 11344 × 11348) / 4
LCM(11344,11348) = 128731712 / 4
LCM(11344,11348) = 32182928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11344 and 11348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11344 and 11348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11344 and 11348.

Prime Factorization of 11344

Prime Factorization of 11348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11344 and 11348.

LCM(11344,11348) = 2⁴ × 709¹ × 2837¹
LCM(11344,11348) = 32182928