What is the Least Common Multiple of 13340 and 13355?

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 13340 and 13355 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13340 and 13355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13340,13355) = 5
LCM(13340,13355) = ( 13340 × 13355) / 5
LCM(13340,13355) = 178155700 / 5
LCM(13340,13355) = 35631140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13340 and 13355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13340 and 13355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13340 and 13355.

Prime Factorization of 13340

Prime Factorization of 13355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13340 and 13355.

LCM(13340,13355) = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 2671¹
LCM(13340,13355) = 35631140