What is the Least Common Multiple of 13355 and 13368?

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 13355 and 13368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13355 and 13368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13355,13368) = 1
LCM(13355,13368) = ( 13355 × 13368) / 1
LCM(13355,13368) = 178529640 / 1
LCM(13355,13368) = 178529640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13355 and 13368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13355 and 13368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13355 and 13368.

Prime Factorization of 13355

Prime Factorization of 13368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13355 and 13368.

LCM(13355,13368) = 5¹ × 2671¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 557¹
LCM(13355,13368) = 178529640