What is the Least Common Multiple of 11442 and 11452?

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 11442 and 11452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11442 and 11452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11442,11452) = 2
LCM(11442,11452) = ( 11442 × 11452) / 2
LCM(11442,11452) = 131033784 / 2
LCM(11442,11452) = 65516892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11442 and 11452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11442 and 11452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11442 and 11452.

Prime Factorization of 11442

Prime Factorization of 11452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11442 and 11452.

LCM(11442,11452) = 2² × 3¹ × 1907¹ × 7¹ × 409¹
LCM(11442,11452) = 65516892