What is the Least Common Multiple of 11352 and 11356?

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 11352 and 11356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11352 and 11356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11352,11356) = 4
LCM(11352,11356) = ( 11352 × 11356) / 4
LCM(11352,11356) = 128913312 / 4
LCM(11352,11356) = 32228328

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11352 and 11356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11352 and 11356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11352 and 11356.

Prime Factorization of 11352

Prime Factorization of 11356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11352 and 11356.

LCM(11352,11356) = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 43¹ × 17¹ × 167¹
LCM(11352,11356) = 32228328