What is the Least Common Multiple of 11444 and 11462?

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 11462 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 11462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11444,11462) = 2
LCM(11444,11462) = ( 11444 × 11462) / 2
LCM(11444,11462) = 131171128 / 2
LCM(11444,11462) = 65585564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11444 and 11462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11444 and 11462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11444 and 11462.

Prime Factorization of 11444

Prime Factorization of 11462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11444 and 11462.

LCM(11444,11462) = 2² × 2861¹ × 11¹ × 521¹
LCM(11444,11462) = 65585564