What is the Least Common Multiple of 13342 and 13348?

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 13342 and 13348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13342 and 13348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13342,13348) = 2
LCM(13342,13348) = ( 13342 × 13348) / 2
LCM(13342,13348) = 178089016 / 2
LCM(13342,13348) = 89044508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13342 and 13348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13342 and 13348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13342 and 13348.

Prime Factorization of 13342

Prime Factorization of 13348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13342 and 13348.

LCM(13342,13348) = 2² × 7¹ × 953¹ × 47¹ × 71¹
LCM(13342,13348) = 89044508