What is the Least Common Multiple of 13362 and 13369?

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 13362 and 13369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13362 and 13369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13362,13369) = 1
LCM(13362,13369) = ( 13362 × 13369) / 1
LCM(13362,13369) = 178636578 / 1
LCM(13362,13369) = 178636578

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13362 and 13369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13362 and 13369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13362 and 13369.

Prime Factorization of 13362

Prime Factorization of 13369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13362 and 13369.

LCM(13362,13369) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 131¹ × 29¹ × 461¹
LCM(13362,13369) = 178636578