What is the Least Common Multiple of 11489 and 11503?

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 11489 and 11503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 11489 and 11503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(11489,11503) = 1
LCM(11489,11503) = ( 11489 × 11503) / 1
LCM(11489,11503) = 132157967 / 1
LCM(11489,11503) = 132157967

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 11489 and 11503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 11489 and 11503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 11489 and 11503.

Prime Factorization of 11489

Prime Factorization of 11503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 11489 and 11503.

LCM(11489,11503) = 11489¹ × 11503¹
LCM(11489,11503) = 132157967