What is the Least Common Multiple of 1342 and 1353?

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 1342 and 1353 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 1342 and 1353, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(1342,1353) = 11
LCM(1342,1353) = ( 1342 × 1353) / 11
LCM(1342,1353) = 1815726 / 11
LCM(1342,1353) = 165066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 1342 and 1353 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 1342 and 1353. First we will calculate the prime factors of 1342 and 1353.

Prime Factorization of 1342

Prime Factorization of 1353

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 1342 and 1353.

LCM(1342,1353) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 61¹ × 3¹ × 41¹
LCM(1342,1353) = 165066