What is the Least Common Multiple of 13542 and 13551?

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 13542 and 13551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13542 and 13551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13542,13551) = 3
LCM(13542,13551) = ( 13542 × 13551) / 3
LCM(13542,13551) = 183507642 / 3
LCM(13542,13551) = 61169214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13542 and 13551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13542 and 13551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13542 and 13551.

Prime Factorization of 13542

Prime Factorization of 13551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13542 and 13551.

LCM(13542,13551) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 61¹ × 4517¹
LCM(13542,13551) = 61169214