What is the Least Common Multiple of 11373 and 11378?

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 11373 and 11378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11373 and 11378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11373,11378) = 1
LCM(11373,11378) = ( 11373 × 11378) / 1
LCM(11373,11378) = 129401994 / 1
LCM(11373,11378) = 129401994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11373 and 11378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11373 and 11378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11373 and 11378.

Prime Factorization of 11373

Prime Factorization of 11378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11373 and 11378.

LCM(11373,11378) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 223¹ × 2¹ × 5689¹
LCM(11373,11378) = 129401994