What is the Least Common Multiple of 11372 and 11388?

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 11372 and 11388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11372 and 11388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11372,11388) = 4
LCM(11372,11388) = ( 11372 × 11388) / 4
LCM(11372,11388) = 129504336 / 4
LCM(11372,11388) = 32376084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11372 and 11388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11372 and 11388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11372 and 11388.

Prime Factorization of 11372

Prime Factorization of 11388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11372 and 11388.

LCM(11372,11388) = 2² × 2843¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 73¹
LCM(11372,11388) = 32376084