What is the Least Common Multiple of 13356 and 13362?

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 13362 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 13362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13356,13362) = 6
LCM(13356,13362) = ( 13356 × 13362) / 6
LCM(13356,13362) = 178462872 / 6
LCM(13356,13362) = 29743812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13356 and 13362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13356 and 13362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13356 and 13362.

Prime Factorization of 13356

Prime Factorization of 13362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13356 and 13362.

LCM(13356,13362) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 53¹ × 17¹ × 131¹
LCM(13356,13362) = 29743812