What is the Least Common Multiple of 13404 and 13409?

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 13404 and 13409 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13404 and 13409, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13404,13409) = 1
LCM(13404,13409) = ( 13404 × 13409) / 1
LCM(13404,13409) = 179734236 / 1
LCM(13404,13409) = 179734236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13404 and 13409 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13404 and 13409. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13404 and 13409.

Prime Factorization of 13404

Prime Factorization of 13409

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13404 and 13409.

LCM(13404,13409) = 2² × 3¹ × 1117¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 53¹
LCM(13404,13409) = 179734236