What is the Least Common Multiple of 13396 and 13416?

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 13396 and 13416 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13396 and 13416, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13396,13416) = 4
LCM(13396,13416) = ( 13396 × 13416) / 4
LCM(13396,13416) = 179720736 / 4
LCM(13396,13416) = 44930184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13396 and 13416 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13396 and 13416. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13396 and 13416.

Prime Factorization of 13396

Prime Factorization of 13416

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13396 and 13416.

LCM(13396,13416) = 2³ × 17¹ × 197¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(13396,13416) = 44930184