What is the Least Common Multiple of 13356 and 13360?

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 13356 and 13360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13356 and 13360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13356,13360) = 4
LCM(13356,13360) = ( 13356 × 13360) / 4
LCM(13356,13360) = 178436160 / 4
LCM(13356,13360) = 44609040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13356 and 13360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13356 and 13360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13356 and 13360.

Prime Factorization of 13356

Prime Factorization of 13360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13356 and 13360.

LCM(13356,13360) = 2⁴ × 3² × 7¹ × 53¹ × 5¹ × 167¹
LCM(13356,13360) = 44609040