What is the Least Common Multiple of 11404 and 11421?

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 11404 and 11421 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11404 and 11421, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11404,11421) = 1
LCM(11404,11421) = ( 11404 × 11421) / 1
LCM(11404,11421) = 130245084 / 1
LCM(11404,11421) = 130245084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11404 and 11421 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11404 and 11421. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11404 and 11421.

Prime Factorization of 11404

Prime Factorization of 11421

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11404 and 11421.

LCM(11404,11421) = 2² × 2851¹ × 3⁵ × 47¹
LCM(11404,11421) = 130245084