Index of a sublattice

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Assume that $\Lambda \subset \mathbb{Z}^2$ is an integer lattice of rank $2$ and define for each integer $k$, $$\Lambda(k):=\Big\{(x_1,x_2) \in \Lambda: k\mid (x_1,x_2)\Big\}.$$ What is the index of $[\Lambda:\Lambda(k)] ?$