What is the Least Common Multiple of 11397 and 11403?

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 11397 and 11403 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11397 and 11403, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11397,11403) = 3
LCM(11397,11403) = ( 11397 × 11403) / 3
LCM(11397,11403) = 129959991 / 3
LCM(11397,11403) = 43319997

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11397 and 11403 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11397 and 11403. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11397 and 11403.

Prime Factorization of 11397

Prime Factorization of 11403

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11397 and 11403.

LCM(11397,11403) = 3² × 29¹ × 131¹ × 7¹ × 181¹
LCM(11397,11403) = 43319997