What is the Least Common Multiple of 11348 and 11357?

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 11348 and 11357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11348 and 11357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11348,11357) = 1
LCM(11348,11357) = ( 11348 × 11357) / 1
LCM(11348,11357) = 128879236 / 1
LCM(11348,11357) = 128879236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11348 and 11357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11348 and 11357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11348 and 11357.

Prime Factorization of 11348

Prime Factorization of 11357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11348 and 11357.

LCM(11348,11357) = 2² × 2837¹ × 41¹ × 277¹
LCM(11348,11357) = 128879236