What is the Least Common Multiple of 11444 and 11453?

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 11444 and 11453 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11444 and 11453, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11444,11453) = 1
LCM(11444,11453) = ( 11444 × 11453) / 1
LCM(11444,11453) = 131068132 / 1
LCM(11444,11453) = 131068132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11444 and 11453 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11444 and 11453. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11444 and 11453.

Prime Factorization of 11444

Prime Factorization of 11453

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11444 and 11453.

LCM(11444,11453) = 2² × 2861¹ × 13¹ × 881¹
LCM(11444,11453) = 131068132